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

• Published in: JAMA psychiatry (Chicago, Ill.) Vol. 79; no. 10; p. 1040
• Main Authors: Firestein, Morgan R, Dumitriu, Dani, Marsh, Rachel, Monk, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Child; Child Development; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Infant; Mental Health; Pandemics; Pregnancy; SARS-CoV-2

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. Globally, the mental health of pregnant and postpartum individuals has worsened during the pandemic...