TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Maternal posttraumatic stress disorder and infant developmental outcomes in a South African birth cohort study
JO  - Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy
A1  - Koen, Nastassja
A1  - Brittain, Kirsty
A1  - Donald, Kirsten A.
A1  - Barnett, Whitney
A1  - Koopowitz, Sheri
A1  - Maré, Karen
A1  - Zar, Heather J.
A1  - Stein, Dan J.
SP  - 292
EP  - 300
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1942-9681
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000234
ID  - ref1
ER  -