| Summary: | Background. Recently the number of working mothers increased significantly. The
prevalence of speech delay in children has increased as well. One of risk factors of
speech delay in children is an environmental factor, including working mothers.
Objective. To determine the correlation between working mothers and speech delay
in children.
Methods. A case-control study of 45 children diagnosed with speech delay was
matched with 45 children of control group based on gender and age. Subjects were
children aged 12 to 36 months who experienced speech delay.We excluded children
with hearing loss, global developmental delay, mental retardation and autism. We
analysed another risk factor such as mother educational level, family income,
bilinguality, television viewing, lackof stimulation, child caregiving, and family
history of speech delay. Data were analyzed statistically using chi-square tests.
Results. There was no association between working mothers and speech delay in
children as well as in other behaviors OR 1,93 ( 95%CI 0,81 � 4,58
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