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Abstract
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OBJECTIVE To explore the occurrence and distribution characteristics of parental postpartum depression and the correlation between parental postpartum depression and the development of infant temperament.
METHODS A prospective cohort study was conducted by recruiting puerperae and infants accepting a 42--days postpartum physical examination in Ma'anshan Maternity and Child Health Hospital during January 2013 to January 2014.The puerperae and their spouse were asked to complete the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale at the 42--days physical examination and they were defined as depression if their scores ≥10.When the infants were followed up to 6 to 9 months of age,their temperament types were assessed by the Carey Baby Temperament Questionnaire completed by their main caregivers.
RESULTS The incidence of parental postpartum depression was high in 42 days after birth.The incidence of depression in mothers was 25.5%,and that in fathers was 10.5%.There were statistically significant differences in mean distributions of resilience,fitness,mood,persistence,and response thresholds in infant temperament dimensions between the father group and the mother group(F value was 3.28,3.03,9.43,13.05 and 5.57,respectively,all P<0.05).Multinomial Logistic regression analysis showed that after controlling the related confounding factors,depressive patents and depressive mother were the risk factors for infants with difficult temperament.The OR value was 3.92(95% CI:1.38--11.12) and 3.99(95% CI:2.11--7.54),respectively.
CONCLUSION The influence of parental depression on infant temperament shouldn't be ignored.For realizing the healthy development of children's psychological behavior,attention should be paid to psychological state of both parents.
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