Maternal depression trajectories and child BMI in a multi-ethnic sample: a latent growth modeling analysis

• Main Authors: Charlotte V. Farewell (Author), Ryley Donohoe (Author), Zaneta Thayer (Author), James Paulson (Author), Jacinda Nicklas (Author), Caroline Walker (Author), Karen Waldie (Author), Jenn A. Leiferman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Perinatal (antenatal and postpartum) depression impacts approximately 12% of mothers. Perinatal depression can impact everyday functioning for mothers, and the relationship with, and development of, their children. The purpose of this study was to investigate depression trajector...