Background There is some evidence that maternal psychological status in the prenatal and
postnatal periods is associated with infants' cognitive, behavioural, and emotional functions …

Background Infants born< 30 weeks' gestation are at increased risk of long term
neurodevelopmental problems compared with term born peers. The predictive value of …

Objective To examine the effects of prenatal maternal depression, anxiety and stress, and
postnatal depression on infant early neurodevelopment, and the sex dimorphism. Study …

Purpose A growing body of evidence links poor maternal mental health with negative
outcomes on early child development. We examined the effect of antenatal and postnatal …

Background The existence of psychological distress (PD) during pregnancy is well
established. Nevertheless, few studies have analyzed the PD and resilience of mothers and …

Background Among families of infants born preterm, the association between post‐natal
depression and children's cognitive function is not well understood, but thought to be …

Background Preterm birth does not only affect infants but also represents an unexpected
and traumatic event for parents. There are few reports on parenting stress during early …

Background: The literature shows that parents of preterm infants are at risk of psychological
distress and that this may impact on the quality of the parent–child relationship and on the …

Preterm birth can impact on child development. As seen previously, children born preterm
present more behavioral and/or emotional problems than do full‐term counterparts. In …

Background Maternal depressive symptoms during and after pregnancy predict poorer child
neurodevelopment. The effects of timing, symptom severity, and additive influences remain …