Maternal Mental Health during Children's First Year of Life: Association with Receipt of Section 8 Rental Assistance

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arvin Garg ◽  
Lori Burrell ◽  
Yorghos Tripodis ◽  
Elizabeth Goodman ◽  
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
First Year ◽  
Section 8 ◽  
First Year Of Life

scholarly journals Duration of maternal mental health-related outcomes after an infant’s death: A retrospective matched-cohort study using linkable administrative data

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Wall-Wieler ◽  
Leslie Roos ◽  
James Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
First Year ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
Health Related ◽  
One Year ◽  
Child's Death ◽  
Linkable Administrative Data

IntroductionMothers have increased mental illness such as anxiety and depression after the death of a child. Objectives and ApproachThe mental health of all mothers who experience the death of an infant (< 1 years old) in Manitoba, Canada between April 1, 1999, and March 31, 2011 (n = 534) is examined in the four years leading up to, and the four years following, the death of their child to determine how long increased levels of mental-health realted outcomes remain elevated after the death of an infant. Mental health-related outcomes of these mothers are compared with a matched (3:1) cohort of mothers who did not experience the death of a child (n = 1,602). ResultsCompared with mothers who did not experience the death of a child, mothers experiencing this event had higher rates of anxiety diagnoses and psychotropic prescriptions starting 6 months before the death. Elevated rates of anxiety continued for the first year and elevated rates of psychotropic prescriptions continued for six months after the death of the child. Mothers who experienced the death of a child had higher rates of depression diagnoses in the year after the death. Relative rates (RR) of depression (RR = 4.94), anxiety (RR = 2.21), and psychotropic medication use (RR = 3.18) were highest in the six months after the child’s death. Conclusion/ImplicationsElevated rates of depression, anxiety, and psychotropic medication use after the death of a child end within one year of the child’s death.

scholarly journals Parental Mental Health Mediates Links Between Socioeconomic Status and Child Development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tess A. Smith ◽  
Duncan Astle ◽  
Rogier Kievit
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Child Development ◽  
First Year ◽  
Parental Mental Health ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
The Impact

The impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on early child development is well-established, but the mediating role of parental mental health is poorly understood. Data were obtained from The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (N = 13,855, 44.8% female), including measures of early SES, key aspects of development during mid-late childhood (ages 7-8), and parental mental health during early childhood (ages 0-3). Parental mental health in the first year of life partially mediated the association between SES and child mental health (β = 0.016, p &lt; 0.0001), and cognitive ability (β = -0.011, p &lt; 0.05). These findings emphasise the complexity of SES-outcome associations, with other proximal factors within the first year of life partially mediating outcomes years later.

scholarly journals Parental mental health conditions and use of healthcare services in children the first year of life – a register-based, nationwide study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Signe Heuckendorff ◽  
Martin Nygård Johansen ◽  
Søren Paaske Johnsen ◽  
Charlotte Overgaard ◽  
Kirsten Fonager
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mental Health Condition ◽  
Parental Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Conditions ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Paternal Mental Health

Abstract Background Parental mental health conditions have been associated with increased morbidity and use of healthcare services in the offspring. However, existing studies have not examined different severities of mental health conditions. Furthermore, the impact of paternal mental health has been overlooked.We therefore examined the association between two severities of parental mental health conditions and the use of healthcare services for children the first year of life, exploring the impact of both maternal and paternal mental health conditions.Methods This register-based cohort study included all live-born children in Denmark 2000-2016. Information on socioeconomics, diagnoses, drug prescriptions and healthcare contacts was extracted from nationwide public registries. Parents were grouped according to severity, and thus the place of treatment, of the mental health condition. Poisson regression analyses were performed to estimate the incidence rate ratio (IRR) of contacts to general practice (GP), out-of-hour medical service, emergency room (ER) and out- and inpatient hospital contacts the first 12 months of life.Results The analyses included 964395 children. Twenty percent of the mothers and twelve percent of the father were identified with mental health condition. Paternal mental health conditions were independent associated with an increased risk of all kinds of infant healthcare contacts (GP IRR 1.05 (CI95% 1.04-1.05) and out-of-hour IRR 1.20 (CI95% 1.18-1.21)); however, the risks were higher for maternal mental health condition (GP IRR 1.17 (CI95% 1.17-1.18) and out-of-hour IRR 1.38 (CI95% 1.37-1.37)). The risks were even higher if both parents were classified with a mental health condition (GP IRR 1.24 (CI95% 1.23-1.25) and out-of-hour contacts IRR 1.48 (CI95% 1.45-1.51)), including minor (GP IRR 1.22 (CI95% 1.22-1.23) and out-of-hour IRR 1.37 (CI95% 1.35-1.39)). The overall pattern was the same for all types of healthcare contacts.Conclusions Both maternal and paternal mental health conditions, including minor mental health conditions, were associated with increased utilization of healthcare services. Focus on both parents as well as the presence of even minor mental health conditions may be warranted in planning of services. What is already known on this subject?Maternal depression or depressive symptoms and/or increase child use of healthcare services. The role of different levels of mental health conditions in the mother as well as mental health conditions of the father are unknown.What this study addsNot only maternal but also paternal mental health conditions, including minor conditions only handled in primary healthcare, increased child use of healthcare services the first year of life. Healthcare utilization was greatest if both parents had a mental health condition.

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