Mental health in young mothers, single mothers and their children

Background Parenthood is a life transition that can be especially demanding for vulnerable individuals. Young maternal age and maternal single status have been reported to increase the risk for adverse outcomes for both mother and child. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of young m...

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Vydáno v:BMC psychiatry Ročník 19; číslo 1; s. 112 - 7
Hlavní autoři: Agnafors, Sara, Bladh, Marie, Svedin, Carl Göran, Sydsjö, Gunilla
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: London BioMed Central 11.04.2019
BioMed Central Ltd
Springer Nature B.V
BMC
Témata:
Adolescent
adolescent and developmental psychiatry
Adolescents
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Birth
Care and treatment
Child
Child & adolescent mental health
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child behavior
Child Behavior - physiology
Child Behavior - psychology
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child development
Child Development - physiology
Child mental health
Child, Preschool
Childbirth & labor
Children
Children & youth
Childrens health
Cognitive development
Depression (Mood disorder)
Depression, Postpartum - diagnosis
Depression, Postpartum - epidemiology
Depression, Postpartum - psychology
Divorce
Families & family life
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Households
Humans
Male
Maternal mental health
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental Health - trends
Mother-child relations
Mother-Child Relations - psychology
Mothers
Mothers - psychology
Parenthood
Parents & parenting
Postpartum
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy
Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
Psychopathology
Psychotherapy
Questionnaires
Research Article
Risk factors
Single mothers
Single Parent - psychology
Single parents
Social Support
Socioeconomic factors
Sweden - epidemiology
Teenage parents
Womens health
Young Adult
Young mothers
Sweden
Europe
Child mental health
Young mothers
Maternal mental health
Single mothers
ISSN:1471-244X, 1471-244X
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Shrnutí:Background Parenthood is a life transition that can be especially demanding for vulnerable individuals. Young maternal age and maternal single status have been reported to increase the risk for adverse outcomes for both mother and child. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of young maternal age and maternal single status on maternal and child mental health and child development at age 3. Methods A birth-cohort of 1723 mothers and their children were followed from birth to age 3. Sixty-one mothers (3.5%) were age 20 or younger, and 65 (4.0%) reported single status at childbirth. The mothers filled out standardized instruments and medical information was retrieved from the standardized clinical assessment of the children at Child Welfare Centers, (CWC). Results Young maternal age was associated with symptoms of postpartum depression whereas single status was not. Young mothers were more prone to report internalizing and externalizing problems in their children, while there was no association between single status and child behavioral problems. No differences were seen on child development (CWC scores). School drop-out was, however, a more influential factor on depressive symptoms postpartum than maternal age. Conclusion Young mothers are at increased risk for symptoms of postpartum depression which indicates the need for attention in pre- and postnatal health care programs. Single mothers and their children were not found to be at increased risk for adverse outcomes. The importance of schooling was demonstrated, indicating the need for societal support to encourage adolescents to remain in school.
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ISSN:1471-244X
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DOI:10.1186/s12888-019-2082-y