@article{ref1,
title="Maternal posttraumatic stress disorder and infant developmental outcomes in a South African birth cohort study",
journal="Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy",
year="2017",
author="Koen, Nastassja and Brittain, Kirsty and Donald, Kirsten A. and Barnett, Whitney and Koopowitz, Sheri and Maré, Karen and Zar, Heather J. and Stein, Dan J.",
volume="9",
number="3",
pages="292-300",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between maternal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and infant development in a South African birth cohort. <br><br>METHOD: Data from the Drakenstein Child Health Study were analyzed. Maternal psychopathology was assessed using self-report and clinician-administered interviews; and 6-month infant development using the Bayley III Scales of Infant Development. Linear regression analyses explored associations between predictor and outcome variables. <br><br>RESULTS: Data from 111 mothers and 112 infants (1 set of twins) were included. Most mothers (72%) reported lifetime trauma exposure; the lifetime prevalence of PTSD was 20%. Maternal PTSD was significantly associated with poorer fine motor and adaptive behavior - motor development; the latter remaining significant when adjusted for site, alcohol dependence, and infant head-circumference-for-age z score at birth. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Maternal PTSD may be associated with impaired infant neurodevelopment. Further work in low- and middle-income populations may improve early childhood development in this context. (PsycINFO Database Record<br><br>(c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1942-9681",
doi="10.1037/tra0000234",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000234"
}