Failure to thrive in the term and preterm infants of mothers depressed in the postnatal period: A population-based birth cohort study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 359-366

  Drewett, Robert F ^a   Blair, Peter ^b   Emmett, Pauline ^b   Emond, Alan ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Failure to thrive; Growth; Infancy; Mothers; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD GROWTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MOTHERS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 1242321345     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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