Research Article

Trajectories of maternal depression, anxiety, stress, and child developmental milestones at 24 months

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 36 , issue 2, pages: 308–322

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2025.2452533

Author(s): Clariana Vitória Ramos de OliveiraSchool of Nursing, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States of America, Simoní Saraiva BordignonSchool of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil, Rafaela Costa MartinsGPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil, Cauane BlumenbergGPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil, Thais Martins-SilvaGPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil, Francine CostaGPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil, Juraci CesarPostgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil, Paul SpringerVirginia Tech University, United States of Ameerica, Christian Loret de MolaGPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil,

Keywords: anxiety, child development, depression, mental health, stress,

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Abstract

Background: Literature suggests a link between maternal mental health and adverse child developmental outcomes. However, we do not know to what extent this is true in low and middle-income settings, and most studies do not explore mental health longitudinally since birth.

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