Prepartum working conditions predict mental health symptoms 14 months postpartum in first-time mothers and their partners – results of the prospective cohort study “DREAM”
Our study demonstrates that adverse working conditions are important risk factors for the adjustment of parents in the transition to parenthood, requiring more attention from research and practice. Precarious employment and abusive supervision appear to be particularly important factors affecting new parents' mental health. Future research should investigate the mechanisms behind these variables, including comparisons between mothers and their partners, and the role of stress-related biomarkers. Additionally, developing screening methods for clinical use to facilitate targeted preventive interventions is essential.
Authors
- Lydia Rihm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9733-2391)
- Susan Garthus‐Niegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7472-674X)
- Marlene Karl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5606-6568)
- Jakob Waibel
- Judith T. Mack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1938-3414)
- Victoria Weise (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1737-3893)
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University (DE)
- Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21886-2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00