Author, as appears in the article.: Grote V., Vik T., von Kries R., Luque V., Socha J., Verduci E., Carlier C., Koletzko B.

Department: Medicina i Cirurgia

URV's Author/s: Closa Monasterolo, Ricardo / Escribano Subías, Joaquín / Luque Moreno, Verònica

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Abstract: Background: Previous studies have reported postpartum depression to be associated with both positive and negative effects on early infant growth. This study examined the hypothesis that maternal postnatal depression may be a risk factor for later child growth faltering or overweight.Methods: A total of 929 women and their children participating in a European multicenter study were included at a median age of 14 days. Mothers completed the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale (EPDS) at 2, 3 and 6 months after delivery. EPDS scores of 13 and above at any time were defined as maternal depression. Weight, length, triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses were measured, and body mass index (BMI) were calculated when the children were two years old and converted to standard deviation scores based on the WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study (MGRS).Results: Z-scores for weight-for-length at inclusion of infants of mothers with high EPDS scores (-0.55, SD 0.74) were lower than of those with normal scores (-0.36, SD 0.74; p = 0.013). BMI at age 24 months did not differ in the high (16.3 kg/m2, SD 1.3) and in the normal EPDS groups (16.2 kg/m2, SD 1.3; p = 0.48). All other anthropometric indices also did not differ between groups, with no change by multivariate adjustment.Conclusions: We conclude that a high maternal postnatal depression score does not have any major effects on offspring growth in high income countries.

Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Pediatrics, perinatology and child health Pediatrics Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Farmacia Ensino Engenharias ii Enfermagem Educação física Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 1471-2431

Author's mail: veronica.luque@urv.cat joaquin.escribano@urv.cat ricardo.closa@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0003-2615-8175 0000-0002-5041-459X 0000-0002-9963-4163

Record's date: 2023-02-18

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2431-10-14

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Bmc Pediatrics. 10 (14): 14-

APA: Grote V., Vik T., von Kries R., Luque V., Socha J., Verduci E., Carlier C., Koletzko B. (2010). Maternal postnatal depression and child growth: a European Cohort study.. Bmc Pediatrics, 10(14), 14-. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-10-14

Article's DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-10-14

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2010

Publication Type: Journal Publications