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Perinatal depression not only affects the mother but has a lasting impact on offspring – News-Medical.Net
Depression in mothers during and after pregnancy increased the odds of depression in offspring during adolescence and adulthood by 70%, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 28 2020
Depression in mothers during and after pregnancy increased the odds of depression in offspring during adolescence and adulthood by 70%, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
The systematic review was recently published in JAMA Network Open. It is the first study to examine the effects of maternal depression on children age 12 and older.
The authors note that 10-20% of mother…
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