Background

Complications during pregnancy, postpartum and current maternal depression are risk factors that may affect child behavior in early and middle childhood.

Objectives

This longitudinal study examined the associations between complications during pregnancy, postpartum and current depression, and child internalizing and externalizing behavior problems among preschool and school-aged children.

Methods

Data was collected in two waves. Wave 1 included a representative sample of 720 Israeli Jewish mothers and their 2–6-year-old children. Wave 2 was conducted three years later and included 409 Israeli Jewish mothers (57% response-rate) and their 5–9-year-old children.

Results

Complications during pregnancy were moderately associated with children’s internalizing behavior problems in Wave 2. Postpartum depression was not associated with children’s behavioral problems in Wave 2. Current maternal depressive symptoms in Wave 1 were moderately associated with children’s behavioral problems in Wave 2.

Conclusions

Our finding highlight the importance of recognizing and providing services to mothers who dealt with complications during pregnancy or depression during the child's first years.

中文翻译：

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产后抑郁症、怀孕期间的并发症和儿童早期的后代行为问题

背景

怀孕期间的并发症、产后和当前的母亲抑郁症是可能影响儿童早期和中期儿童行为的危险因素。

目标

这项纵向研究调查了怀孕期间的并发症、产后和当前的抑郁症与学龄前和学龄儿童的内化和外化行为问题之间的关联。

方法

数据分两波收集。第 1 波包括 720 名以色列犹太母亲及其 2-6 岁孩子的代表性样本。第 2 波是在三年后进行的，包括 409 名以色列犹太母亲（57% 的回应率）和她们 5-9 岁的孩子。

结果

怀孕期间的并发症与第 2 波中儿童的内化行为问题中度相关。第 2 波中产后抑郁症与儿童的行为问题无关。第 1 波中当前母亲的抑郁症状与第 2 波中儿童的行为问题中度相关。

结论

我们的发现强调了识别和提供服务的重要性，这些母亲在孩子的头几年处理了怀孕期间的并发症或抑郁症。