Association between maternal postpartum depression and children's physical growth in early childhood: a birth cohort study

• Main Authors: Qiong He (Author), Gang Cheng (Author), Simin He (Author), Gang Tian (Author), Xiaowei Xie (Author), Ni Jiang (Author), Xianying Min (Author), Chao Li (Author), Rui Li (Author), Yan Shi (Author), Tong Zhou (Author), Yan Yan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundUntreated maternal postpartum depression (PPD) has consequences for children's physical growth, but no published study has evaluated changes in this effect over time. Here we therefore aimed to evaluate the dynamic effects of PPD on the physical growth of children in a prospective bir...