Maternal Psychological Distress Before and After Childbirth and Neurodevelopmental Delay in Toddlers
In this cohort study of 82 418 mother-child pairs, maternal psychological distress at 1 year post partum had an estimated higher risk of neurodevelopmental delay in toddlers than psychological distress during pregnancy. These findings suggest the importance of maintaining maternal mental health from pregnancy through 1 year post partum.
Authors
- Zentaro Yamagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4317-3721)
- Koichi Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4473-2698)
- Nobuo Yaegashi
- Tomomi Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0475-0725)
- Hidekuni Inadera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3548-221X)
- Masayuki Shima
- Reiko Kishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8173-9269)
- Yukihiro Ohya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1560-3942)
- Shin Yamazaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6691-1531)
- Takehiro Hatakeyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-288X)
- Takeo Nakayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7918-6252)
- Haruka Kasamatsu
- Mito Kuroda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7752-3334)
- Akiko Tsuchida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1209-3104)
- Chisato Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1144-8316)
- Takahiko Katoh
- Koichi Kusuhara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3061-122X)
- Narufumi Suganuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1610-6216)
- Michihiro Kamijima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0670-8790)
- Tomotaka Sobue
- Shuichi Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5584-1072)
- Kenta Matsumura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4271-1543)
- Hiroshige Nakamura
Institutions
- Shibaura Institute of Technology (JP)
- Aomori University of Health and Welfare (JP)
- Toyama University Hospital (JP)
- University of Toyama (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.40907
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76