Maternal Mental Health and Infant Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Autor: Firestein MR; Division of Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York., Dumitriu D; Division of Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.; Division of Child and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian, New York., Marsh R; Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York., Monk C; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York.; Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JAMA psychiatry [JAMA Psychiatry] 2022 Oct 01; Vol. 79 (10), pp. 1040-1045.
DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.2591
Abstrakt: Importance: The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an unprecedented need to rapidly investigate the potential consequences for maternal mental health, infant and child development, and the mother-infant relationship.
Observations: Globally, the mental health of pregnant and postpartum individuals has worsened during the pandemic regardless of infection status, and these concerning changes have disproportionally affected racial and ethnic minoritized people from underserved populations. Early indicators of infant neurobehavioral outcomes suggest that while in utero exposure to a maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection is likely negligible, limited data are available regarding the neurodevelopmental consequences for the generation of infants born during the pandemic. High maternal depression and grief during the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with lower levels of self-reported maternal-infant bonding. Yet nearly all published reports of child neurodevelopmental outcomes and dyadic functioning in the context of the pandemic rely on self-reported and parent-reported measures, which are subject to bias.
Conclusions and Relevance: In the context of prior research, and considering the paucity of research on infant neurodevelopment following prenatal SARS-CoV-2 exposure and birth during the pandemic, robust scientific investigation is needed to detect indicators of compromised early outcomes that could inform widespread assessment and accessible intervention. We simultaneously caution against reflexive apprehension regarding the generation of children born during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Databáze: MEDLINE