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Parental depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and attention problems in children: a cross-cohort consistency study
BACKGROUND: Maternal depression and anxiety during pregnancy have been associated with offspring-attention deficit problems. AIM: We explored possible intrauterine effects by comparing maternal and paternal symptoms during pregnancy, by investigating cross-cohort consistency, and by investigating wh...
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2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3796855/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23215861 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12023 |
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author | Van Batenburg-Eddes, T Brion, MJ Henrichs, J Jaddoe, VWV Hofman, A Verhulst, FC Lawlor, DA Davey Smith, G Tiemeier, H |
author_facet | Van Batenburg-Eddes, T Brion, MJ Henrichs, J Jaddoe, VWV Hofman, A Verhulst, FC Lawlor, DA Davey Smith, G Tiemeier, H |
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description | BACKGROUND: Maternal depression and anxiety during pregnancy have been associated with offspring-attention deficit problems. AIM: We explored possible intrauterine effects by comparing maternal and paternal symptoms during pregnancy, by investigating cross-cohort consistency, and by investigating whether parental symptoms in early childhood may explain any observed intrauterine effect. METHODS: This study was conducted in two cohorts (Generation R, n = 2,280 and ALSPAC, n = 3,442). Pregnant women and their partners completed questionnaires to assess symptoms of depression and anxiety. Child attention problems were measured in Generation R at age 3 with the Child Behavior Checklist, and in ALSPAC at age 4 with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. RESULTS: In both cohorts, antenatal maternal symptoms of depression (Generation R: OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.05–1.43; ALSPAC: OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.19–1.48) and anxiety (Generation R: OR 1.24, 95% CI 1.06–1.46; ALSPAC: OR 1.32, 95% CI 1.19–1.47) were associated with a higher risk of child attention problems. In ALSPAC, paternal depression was also associated with a higher risk of child attention problems (OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.00–1.24). After adjusting for maternal symptoms after giving birth, antenatal maternal depression and anxiety were no longer associated with child attention problems in Generation R. Moreover, there was little statistical evidence that antenatal maternal and paternal depression and anxiety had a substantially different effect on attention problems of the child. CONCLUSIONS: The apparent intrauterine effect of maternal depression and anxiety on offspring-behavioural problems may be partly explained by residual confounding. There was little evidence of a difference between the strength of associations of maternal and paternal symptoms during pregnancy with offspring-attention problems. That maternal symptoms after childbirth were also associated with offspring-behavioural problems may indicate a contribution of genetic influences to the association. |
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spelling | pubmed-37968552013-10-16 Parental depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and attention problems in children: a cross-cohort consistency study Van Batenburg-Eddes, T Brion, MJ Henrichs, J Jaddoe, VWV Hofman, A Verhulst, FC Lawlor, DA Davey Smith, G Tiemeier, H J Child Psychol Psychiatry Original Articles BACKGROUND: Maternal depression and anxiety during pregnancy have been associated with offspring-attention deficit problems. AIM: We explored possible intrauterine effects by comparing maternal and paternal symptoms during pregnancy, by investigating cross-cohort consistency, and by investigating whether parental symptoms in early childhood may explain any observed intrauterine effect. METHODS: This study was conducted in two cohorts (Generation R, n = 2,280 and ALSPAC, n = 3,442). Pregnant women and their partners completed questionnaires to assess symptoms of depression and anxiety. Child attention problems were measured in Generation R at age 3 with the Child Behavior Checklist, and in ALSPAC at age 4 with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. RESULTS: In both cohorts, antenatal maternal symptoms of depression (Generation R: OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.05–1.43; ALSPAC: OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.19–1.48) and anxiety (Generation R: OR 1.24, 95% CI 1.06–1.46; ALSPAC: OR 1.32, 95% CI 1.19–1.47) were associated with a higher risk of child attention problems. In ALSPAC, paternal depression was also associated with a higher risk of child attention problems (OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.00–1.24). After adjusting for maternal symptoms after giving birth, antenatal maternal depression and anxiety were no longer associated with child attention problems in Generation R. Moreover, there was little statistical evidence that antenatal maternal and paternal depression and anxiety had a substantially different effect on attention problems of the child. CONCLUSIONS: The apparent intrauterine effect of maternal depression and anxiety on offspring-behavioural problems may be partly explained by residual confounding. There was little evidence of a difference between the strength of associations of maternal and paternal symptoms during pregnancy with offspring-attention problems. That maternal symptoms after childbirth were also associated with offspring-behavioural problems may indicate a contribution of genetic influences to the association. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013-05 2012-12-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3796855/ /pubmed/23215861 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12023 Text en © 2012 The Authors. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry © 2012 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Van Batenburg-Eddes, T Brion, MJ Henrichs, J Jaddoe, VWV Hofman, A Verhulst, FC Lawlor, DA Davey Smith, G Tiemeier, H Parental depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and attention problems in children: a cross-cohort consistency study |
title | Parental depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and attention problems in children: a cross-cohort consistency study |
title_full | Parental depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and attention problems in children: a cross-cohort consistency study |
title_fullStr | Parental depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and attention problems in children: a cross-cohort consistency study |
title_full_unstemmed | Parental depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and attention problems in children: a cross-cohort consistency study |
title_short | Parental depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and attention problems in children: a cross-cohort consistency study |
title_sort | parental depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and attention problems in children: a cross-cohort consistency study |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3796855/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23215861 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12023 |
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