The mediating role of parent-child bonding for the prospective association of prenatal depressive symptoms with child development at 14 months postpartum
Our results underline the importance of addressing depressive symptoms in the context of perinatal care to support parents experiencing mental health problems or struggles with the adjustment to parenthood early on. Future research on the complex dynamics of mental health, parent-child bonding, and child development is needed to replicate our findings. Our study highlights the relevance of including the perspective of both parents into research and clinical practice.
Authors
- Susan Garthus‐Niegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7472-674X)
- Ariane Göbel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1549-6726)
- Judith T. Mack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1938-3414)
- Victoria Weise (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1737-3893)
- Caroline Hilpert
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 Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05730-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Technische Universität Dresden