Maternal thyroid dysfunction and depressive symptoms during pregnancy and child behavioral and emotional problems – an ECHO multi-cohort investigation
This study supports the importance of maternal antepartum mental health for child behavior across diverse populations. However, we found little empirical evidence for an association between maternal thyroid function within the normal range during pregnancy and child behavioral problems.
Authors
- Sonja Entringer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9926-7076)
- Thomas G. O’Connor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8590-5057)
- Pathik D. Wadhwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4031-9337)
- Emily S. Barrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9463-524X)
- Claudia Buß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8738-3133)
- Jean M. Kerver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5006-3622)
- Deborah J. Watkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6692-2206)
- John D. Meeker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8357-5085)
- Phillip Sherlock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0433-3681)
- Jennifer J. Adibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6562-8315)
- Akhgar Ghassabian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9551-4706)
- Hyagriv N. Simhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4267-2089)
- Maxwell Armand Mansolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6861-8657)
- Nigel Paneth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0151-966X)
- Nora K. Moog (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7532-7206)
- Emily Oken
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.163
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- National Institutes of Health
- Office of the Director
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development