Molaeinezhd M
Assistant Professor of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Behavioral sciences Research center,
Isfahan
West Indies
Research Article
Postpartum Depression, Child Caring Behavior of Mothers and Developmental Milestones of Their Children: A Correlational Mother-Child Dyad Study
Author(s): Kheirabadi GR, Sadri S and Molaeinezhd M*
Kheirabadi GR, Sadri S and Molaeinezhd M*
Background: Most of the studies conducted about cognitive side effect of mental disorders during pregnancy and the puerperum, have done in developed countries, mainly attended to psychological rather than somatic side effects. The recent studies showed that depression depend on its, severity can cause various degree of dysfunction in childbearing and house holding domain of mentally ill women’s lives.
Objective: This study was aimed to determine the relation of maternal depression during post-partum period with childbearing behavior and somatic health milestones of their children.
Method: A cross sectional woman-child dyad study was conducted among 6628 women with a 2-12 months-old child in rural area of Isfahan province. Data gathered via demographic questionnaire, Persian version of Beck depressive scale an.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2090-7214.1000271