Association between maternal mental health, the COVID-19 pandemic, and children’s developmental outcomes in Scotland
Our findings suggest that being born during the COVID-19 pandemic and maternal MH influenced child development with relatively small effects, with mixed findings on their combined presence. Our study only examined developmental outcomes up to age 13-15 months. Future studies should explore the potential long-term effects of being born during the pandemic and MH.
Authors
- Kenneth Okelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1908-3371)
- Aja Louise Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9068-3188)
- Bonnie Auyeung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1741-0949)
- Iain Hardie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4694-3755)
- Rachael Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-623X)
- Sarah J. Stock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4308-856X)
- James P. Boardman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3904-8960)
- Josiah King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1492-3303)
- Michael Lombardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6780-8619)
- Louise Marryat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6093-4679)
Institutions
- University of Dundee (GB)
- Italian Institute of Technology (IT)
- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health (GB)
- Public Health Scotland (GB)
- Center for Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems (IT)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-025-01572-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- UK Research and Innovation
- European Commission
- Economic and Social Research Council