Partnership quality and maternal depressive symptoms in the transition to parenthood: a prospective cohort study
Our results suggest that relationship quality and maternal depressiveness are substantially related in the perinatal period, thus pointing to the need of early prevention and intervention programs for peripartum women and their partners to prevent adverse outcome for the couple and the family.
Authors
- Stephanie Wallwiener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2045-650X)
- Sabina Pauen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5129-9004)
- Veronika Lerche
- Cornelia E. Schwarze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1110-4449)
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2024-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06757-9
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Universität Heidelberg