Maternal mental health and infant neurodevelopment at 6 months in a low-income South African cohort

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dc.contributor.authorJordaan, Esme R.
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-03T07:52:08Z
dc.date.available2022-11-03T07:52:08Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractMaternal mental health disorders and the adverse consequences for infant neurodevelopment have received substantial research attention in high-income countries over the past five decades. In Africa, where relatively little work has been done on this topic, researchers have largely focused on infant physical health outcomes. This longitudinal study investigated the neurodevelopment of infants at 6 months post-term with exposure to mothers with a clinical diagnosis of persistent mental health disorders residing in low-income communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Adjusted models revealed no significant differences on the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID-III) domains (cognitive, motor, language, socio-emotional, and adaptive behavior) between infants exposed to maternal mental health disorders (n = 62) and the comparison group (n = 35) at 3 and 6 months. Subgroup analyses found no significant differences on the BSID-III domains between infants with exposure to mood disorders (n = 31), as well as infants with exposure to comorbid (i.e., a combination of two or three) mental health disorders (n = 14) and the comparison group. However, infants with exposure to psychotic disorders (n = 14) scored significantly lower on the cognitive and the motor domains and the fine motor subscale. These novel data provide an important contribution to the scientific literature especially in the field of maternal psychotic disorders in Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarlette, B., Einspieler, C., Niehaus, D.J.H., Unger, M. & Jordaan, E.R. 2022, "Maternal mental health and infant neurodevelopment at 6 months in a low-income South African cohort", Infant Mental Health Journal, .en_US
dc.identifier.issn01639641
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8144
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInfant Mental Health Journalen_US
dc.subjectinfanten_US
dc.subjectmaternal mental health disordersen_US
dc.subjectmaternal psychosisen_US
dc.subjectneurodevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectpersistent mental health disordersen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleMaternal mental health and infant neurodevelopment at 6 months in a low-income South African cohorten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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