Objective To investigate the association between postpartum depression in mothers of 3-month-old infants and infant developmental levels, in order to provide evidence for improve family nurturing environment and promote early childhood development. Methods Totally 415 mothers and infants were recruited in this cross-sectional study from four maternal and child health care institutions, including Chongqing Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Liuzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Maanshan Maternal and Child Health Hospital and Qingdao Maternal and Child Health Hospital from January to December 2019. Maternal depression was assessed using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, and the infant's development was assessed using the Chinese version of the Age Development and Developmental Progress Questionnaire Questionnaire for 3-month-old infants. Results A total of 112 mothers were detected with postpartum depression (27.0%). For infants whose mothers were detected with postpartum depression, the detection rates of abnormal development in communication (CM), gross motor (GM), fine motor (FM), problem solving (CG), personal social (PS) (31.3%, 25.9%, 28.6%, 31.3%, 33.0%) were higher than those whose mothers had no postpartum depression(18.8%, 10.6%, 23.4%, 20.8%, 25.1%), and differences were significant in CM, GM and CG domains(χ2=7.332, 15.331, 4.958, P＜0.05). After controlling for important confounding factors, maternal depression was found to be an independent risk factor for the infant's gross motor development (aOR=2.293, 95%CI:1.240 - 4.243). Conclusions Depressed mood of mothers of 3-month-old infants will increase the possibility of abnormal development of gross motor in infants. Active intervention measures should be taken after delivery to reduce the occurrence of maternal depression and to promote the early healthy development of infant neuropsychological behavior.
Key words
mother /
depression /
infant development /
3 months old infants
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