Socioemotional development in infants of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of prenatal and postnatal maternal distress

Abstract Background An upsurge in psychological distress was documented in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated with a longitudinal design whether prenatal and postnatal maternal distress during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with lower infant socioemotional development...

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Main Authors: Gabrielle Duguay, Julia Garon-Bissonnette, Roxanne Lemieux, Karine Dubois-Comtois, Kristel Mayrand, Nicolas Berthelot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-03-01
Series:Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-022-00458-x