Fussy child - difficult parenthood? Comparisons between families with a 'depressed' mother and non-depressed mother 2 months postpartum

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Fussy child - difficult parenthood? Comparisons between families with a 'depressed' mother and non-depressed mother 2 months postpartum
Citation	Edhborg M, Seimyr L, Lundh W, Widström AM. J. Reprod. Infant Psychol. 2000; 18(3): 225.
Copyright	(Copyright © 2000, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)
DOI	10.1080/713683036
PMID	unavailable
Abstract	The aim of this study was to investigate whether maternal postnatal 'depression' in a family influences the parents' perceptions of their child's temperament and their experiences of parenthood. Maternal depression was measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and parents' perceptions of the child's temperament by the Infant Characteristic Questionnaire (ICQ) at 2 months. One year postpartum, parents' experience of parenthood was investigated by Experience of Motherhood/Fatherhood Questionnaire (EMQ/EFQ). The results indicated that 'depressed' mothers and their partners perceived their children as more temperamentally 'difficult' than couples in families with a non-depressed mother. Mothers who had been 'depressed', but not their partners, were less satisfied with experiences of parenthood at 1 year than parents in families without postnatal 'depression'. Our findings suggested a relationship between parental ratings of a 'difficult' child with maternal 'depression'.