Mother's prenatal and postpartum depression have been associated with infant's sleep problems. This study aimed to analyze (a) the effects of mother's prenatal and postpartum depression symptoms, including the effects of prenatal and postpartum anxiety and depression scores of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), on infant's sleep problems at 6 months, and (b) the interaction effect between mother's prenatal and postpartum depression symptoms and infant's sex on infant's sleep problems at 6 months. The sample was comprised of 164 mother–infant dyads whose mothers completed measures of depression at the third trimester of pregnancy, 2 weeks, 3 and 6 months postpartum and a measure of infant's sleep problems at 6 months (CSHQ‐I). Mother's prenatal depression symptoms, specifically depression scores of the EPDS, predicted more infant's sleep anxiety and daytime sleepiness, while mother's depression symptoms at 2 weeks postpartum, specifically anxiety scores of the EPDS, predicted more bedtime resistance and CSHQ‐I total scores at 6 months. Boys of mothers with more prenatal depression symptoms presented more sleep anxiety at 6 months. Both mother's prenatal and early postpartum depression symptoms have a negative effect on the emergence of infant's sleep problems. Additionally, boys seem more vulnerable to mother's prenatal depression symptoms.

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母亲的产前和产后抑郁症状以及婴儿六个月的睡眠问题。

母亲的产前和产后抑郁症与婴儿的睡眠问题有关。这项研究旨在分析（a）母亲的产前和产后抑郁症状的影响，包括爱丁堡产后抑郁量表（EPDS）的产前和产后焦虑和抑郁评分对6个月婴儿睡眠问题的影响，以及（b母亲的产前和产后抑郁症状与婴儿性别之间的相互作用对6个月婴儿的睡眠问题的影响。该样本包括164个母婴二联体，其母亲在妊娠晚期，产后2周，3和6个月时完成了抑郁测量，并在6个月时完成了婴儿的睡眠问题（CSHQ-1）。母亲的产前抑郁症状，特别是EPDS的抑郁评分预测了婴儿的睡眠焦虑和白天嗜睡，而母亲在产后2周的抑郁症状（尤其是EPDS焦虑评分）则预测了6个月的睡前抵抗力和CSHQ-I总评分更高。具有更多产前抑郁症状的母亲男孩在6个月时表现出更多的睡眠焦虑。母亲的产前和产后早期抑郁症状均对婴儿睡眠问题的出现产生负面影响。此外，男孩似乎更容易患上母亲的产前抑郁症状。具有更多产前抑郁症状的母亲男孩在6个月时表现出更多的睡眠焦虑。母亲的产前和产后早期抑郁症状均对婴儿睡眠问题的出现产生负面影响。此外，男孩似乎更容易患上母亲的产前抑郁症状。具有更多产前抑郁症状的母亲男孩在6个月时表现出更多的睡眠焦虑。母亲的产前和产后早期抑郁症状均对婴儿睡眠问题的出现产生负面影响。此外，男孩似乎更容易患上母亲的产前抑郁症状。