Sikander, Siham ORCID: 0000-0002-0223-7234, Ahmad, Ikhlaq, Bates, Lisa M, Gallis, John, Hagaman, Ashley, O'Donnell, Karen, Turner, Elizabeth Louise, Zaidi, Ahmed, Rahman, Atif ORCID: 0000-0002-2066-4467 and Maselko, Joanna
(2019)
Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan.
BMJ open, 9 (5).
e025644-e025644.
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Abstract
PURPOSE:This is a prospective pregnancy-birth cohort designed to investigate the effects of depression on socioemotional development of children. Perinatal depression is a risk factor for poor child development and for many it has a recurring chronic course. Thus, the exposure to depression can continue through the early years of the child with detrimental developmental outcomes. PARTICIPANTS:Between October 2014 and February 2016, we recruited 1154 pregnant women from a rural subdistrict of Pakistan. Data include longitudinal and repeated measures of maternal psychosocial measures and child growth, cognitive and socioemotional measures. Follow-up include mother-child dyad assessments at 3rd, 6th, 12th, 24th and 36th months of child age. All these follow-ups are community based at the household level. We have competed baseline assessment. FINDINGS TO DATE:Of the eligible dyads, we followed 885 (76.6%), 929 (91%) and 940 (93.3%) at 3, 6 and 12 months post-childbirth. We include a subsample mother-child dyad DNA and inflammatory biomarkers, 73 and 104, respectively. FUTURE PLANS:While we continue to do 24-month and 36-month follow-up assessments, we plan to follow these mother-child dyads up to the age of 7-8 years with some children being exposed to at least 1 year of school environment. Investigators interested in learning more about the study can contact (jmaselko@unc.edu) and (siham.sikander@hdrfoundation.org).
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Humans, Depression, Postpartum, Longitudinal Studies, Child Development, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, Pregnancy, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Rural Population, Pakistan, Female, Male, Maternal-Child Health Services |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 09 May 2019 08:48 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2023 00:48 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025644 |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3040371 |