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The Association between Cesarean Section Delivery and Child Behavior: Is It Mediated by Maternal Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Maternal Postpartum Depression?
Grisbrook, Marie-Andrée; Dewey, Deborah; Cuthbert, Colleen; McDonald, Sheila; Ntanda, Henry; Letourneau, Nicole.
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  • Grisbrook MA; Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
  • Dewey D; Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Owerko Centre, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.
  • Cuthbert C; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
  • McDonald S; Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
  • Ntanda H; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
  • Letourneau N; Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
Behav Sci (Basel) ; 14(1)2024 Jan 17.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38247713
ABSTRACT
Cesarean sections (C-sections) account for up to 21% of births worldwide. Studies have linked delivery via C-section with an increased risk of child behavior problems, such as internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Maternal postpartum depression (PPD) is also linked to child behavioral problems and may play a mediating role in the association between the mode of delivery and child behavior. Mixed findings between mode of delivery and PPD may be due to a failure to distinguish between C-section types, as unplanned/emergency C-sections are linked to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which has been linked to PPD. The objectives of this study were to determine whether, (1) compared with spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) and planned C-section, unplanned/emergency C-sections are associated with increased child behavior problems at two to three years of age and (2) maternal PTSD and PPD mediate the association between delivery type and child behavior problems. A secondary data analysis was conducted on 938 mother-child dyads enrolled in the Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) study. Conditional process modeling was employed. Child behavior was assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) 1.5-5 years, and maternal PPD and PTSD were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire (PDSQ), respectively. No associations were found between delivery type and child behaviors; however, the indirect effect of emergency C-section on child behaviors was significant via the mediating pathway of maternal PTSD on PPD symptoms.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Behav Sci (Basel) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Idioma: En Revista: Behav Sci (Basel) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá