Depression is the most predominant of all childbearing mental illnesses and a leading cause of disability in women in reproductive age (O'Hara & Swain, 1996; Nobel, 2005). Previous research has shown that high levels of depression or anxiety in women during pregnancy double their children's risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorders, difficult temperament and behavioural problems later on (O'Connor, Heron, Golding, Beveridge & Glover, 2002). Prenatal depression and anxiety contribute an estimated 10-15% of the variance in these outcomes (Talge, Neal & Glover, 2007).
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1Table of contents
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Abstract
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- PART I: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
- Chapter 1 Mental health disorders and the childbearing period
- Chapter 2 Maternal mental health disorders and infant feeding
- Chapter 3 Maternal stress and breastfeeding
- Chapter 4 Maternal coping styles
- Chapter 5 Maternal mental health disorders and infant temperament
- Chapter 6 Summary of theoretical background, study ideas and hypotheses
- PART II: EMPIRICAL STUDIES
- Chapter 7 Antenatal psychological and socioeconomic predictors of breastfeeding in the ALSPAC Cohort
- Chapter 8 Maternal coping stability and mood changes during pregnancy and postpartum: What are the effects on the infants?
- PART III: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Chapter 9 Summary of findings
- Chapter 10 Discussion and integration of findings
- Chapter 11 Strengths and limitations
- Chapter 12 Implications and conclusions
- References