The association between threatened miscarriage in early pregnancy and depression or anxiety in offspring in late adolescence
Threatened miscarriage was associated with an increased odds of depression or anxiety in offspring by age 17 years, albeit residual and unmeasured confounding cannot be ruled out. Future research should examine the potential biological mechanisms mediating this association.
Authors
- Gillian M. Maher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6722-0484)
- David O Driscoll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-2515)
- Gerard W. O’Keeffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5149-0933)
- Chloe Kidd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2780-5899)
- Ali S. Khashan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7499-9406)
- Laura O'Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1916-2347)
Institutions
- University College Cork (IE)
- Infant (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.04.060
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31