Infant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Infant crying may cause concerns among new parents and is a frequent reason for seeking help from their general practitioner (GP). The etiology of crying problems in infancy is not fully understood, but recent studies have found associations with maternal mental factors. It is we...

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Autores principales:	Tabitha Krogh Ölmestig, Volkert Siersma, Anna Rubach Birkmose, Jakob Kragstrup, Ruth Kirk Ertmann
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Infant crying Crying problems Depressive symptoms Anxiety symptoms Pregnancy Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a78b85d78c88477e83c0b59b1dae8da32021-11-21T12:32:50ZInfant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study10.1186/s12884-021-04252-z1471-2393https://doaj.org/article/a78b85d78c88477e83c0b59b1dae8da32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04252-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/1471-2393Abstract Background Infant crying may cause concerns among new parents and is a frequent reason for seeking help from their general practitioner (GP). The etiology of crying problems in infancy is not fully understood, but recent studies have found associations with maternal mental factors. It is well-established that postpartum depression is related to infant crying problems while the influence of maternal mental problems in pregnancy on infant crying is less investigated. We aimed to explore whether maternal depressive symptoms or maternal anxiety during pregnancy were related to crying problems by the newborn child. Methods In this prospective cohort study, 1290 pregnant women and their newborn children were followed throughout pregnancy until 8 weeks postpartum. Depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms were assessed three times during pregnancy and again 8 weeks postpartum with the Major Depressive Inventory (MDI) and the Anxiety Symptoms Scale (ASS). Eight weeks postpartum the mothers were also asked whether their child cried in a way they found problematic. Multivariable regression was used to assess the association between depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and crying problems, and to adjust for potential confounders. Results We found statistically significant associations between high scores of depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms in pregnancy and infant crying problems. Previously reported strong associations postpartum between depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and infant crying problems were also observed in the present data. Conclusion These results indicate that mental problems during pregnancy are associated with having a child with crying problems after birth. If more focus is given to maternal mental problems during pregnancy, the healthcare system might be able to detect and help these women, which would be beneficial for both mother and child.Tabitha Krogh ÖlmestigVolkert SiersmaAnna Rubach BirkmoseJakob KragstrupRuth Kirk ErtmannBMCarticleInfant cryingCrying problemsDepressive symptomsAnxiety symptomsPregnancyGynecology and obstetricsRG1-991ENBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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topic	Infant crying Crying problems Depressive symptoms Anxiety symptoms Pregnancy Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991
spellingShingle	Infant crying Crying problems Depressive symptoms Anxiety symptoms Pregnancy Gynecology and obstetrics RG1-991 Tabitha Krogh Ölmestig Volkert Siersma Anna Rubach Birkmose Jakob Kragstrup Ruth Kirk Ertmann Infant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
description	Abstract Background Infant crying may cause concerns among new parents and is a frequent reason for seeking help from their general practitioner (GP). The etiology of crying problems in infancy is not fully understood, but recent studies have found associations with maternal mental factors. It is well-established that postpartum depression is related to infant crying problems while the influence of maternal mental problems in pregnancy on infant crying is less investigated. We aimed to explore whether maternal depressive symptoms or maternal anxiety during pregnancy were related to crying problems by the newborn child. Methods In this prospective cohort study, 1290 pregnant women and their newborn children were followed throughout pregnancy until 8 weeks postpartum. Depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms were assessed three times during pregnancy and again 8 weeks postpartum with the Major Depressive Inventory (MDI) and the Anxiety Symptoms Scale (ASS). Eight weeks postpartum the mothers were also asked whether their child cried in a way they found problematic. Multivariable regression was used to assess the association between depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and crying problems, and to adjust for potential confounders. Results We found statistically significant associations between high scores of depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms in pregnancy and infant crying problems. Previously reported strong associations postpartum between depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and infant crying problems were also observed in the present data. Conclusion These results indicate that mental problems during pregnancy are associated with having a child with crying problems after birth. If more focus is given to maternal mental problems during pregnancy, the healthcare system might be able to detect and help these women, which would be beneficial for both mother and child.
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author	Tabitha Krogh Ölmestig Volkert Siersma Anna Rubach Birkmose Jakob Kragstrup Ruth Kirk Ertmann
author_facet	Tabitha Krogh Ölmestig Volkert Siersma Anna Rubach Birkmose Jakob Kragstrup Ruth Kirk Ertmann
author_sort	Tabitha Krogh Ölmestig
title	Infant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
title_short	Infant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
title_full	Infant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
title_fullStr	Infant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
title_full_unstemmed	Infant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
title_sort	infant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a78b85d78c88477e83c0b59b1dae8da3
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Infant crying problems related to maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy: a prospective cohort study

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