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BACKGROUND: Early childhood development is highly dependent on the sensitive care provided by caregivers, and interventions focused on supporting parents to improve their sensitivity have shown to be effective. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on mental health, with pregnant women and mothers of infants being an especially vulnerable group and maternal sensitivity particularly affected. However, access to face-to-face interventions is restricted; thus, it is important to have remote interventions to support this group of mothers. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of C@nnected, a group videoconferencing intervention to improve maternal sensitivity aimed at mother-infant dyads attending primary health care centers in vulnerable areas of Santiago, Chile. METHODS: This is a randomized feasibility single-masked (outcome assessor) study with a qualitative component. It will involve a block randomization procedure to generate a 3:2 allocation ratio (with more people allocated to the intervention arm). The intervention consists of 4 group videoconferencing sessions adapted from a face-to-face intervention with proven effectiveness. The control group will receive treatment as usual, along with educational brochures. The feasibility and acceptability of this study will be quantitatively and qualitatively assessed. Changes in clinical outcomes relating to maternal sensitivity, depressive symptoms, postpartum maternal attachment, and infant socioemotional development will also be evaluated. RESULTS: We finished adapting the face-to-face intervention to the videoconferencing format in July 2021. The study began recruitment in August 2021, and enrollment is expected to end in August 2022, with final study results expected in December 2022. CONCLUSIONS: This study will contribute evidence for the use of eHealth interventions to promote maternal sensitivity. It will also inform the design and implementation of a future randomized clinical trial. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04904861; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04904861. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/35881.
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Antenatal and postnatal depression are independently associated with an increased risk of adverse infant development. A key linking mechanism is the quality of mother-infant interaction. OBJECTIVES: This study assesses the association between postnatal depressive symptoms (PDS) and their severity, with the quality of mother-infant interaction and compare the quality of mother-infant interaction and severity of the symptoms depending on the presence or absence of antenatal depressive symptoms (ADS). METHODS: observational study in 177 psychosocial risk mother-infant dyads from Chile (infant aged 2-12 months). RESULTS: Mothers with PDS had lower maternal sensitivity and a more intrusive/controlling style than mothers without PDS, although the severity of the symptoms was not associated with lower maternal sensitivity. Maternal sensitivity did not differ in the postnatal depressed mothers depending on the presence of ADS, although the mothers differed in interaction style and the severity of symptoms. Mothers with ADS and PDS presented with a predominant intrusive/controlling interaction style and more severe depressive symptoms, whereas those with only PDS presented with a predominant nonresponsive/passive interaction style and reduced severity of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The results corroborate the need to offer treatment and dyadic interventions to antenatal and postnatal depressive mothers and postulate that the presence of antenatal depressive symptoms may influence the subsequent mother-infant interaction style and greater severity of symptoms.
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Child Development/physiology , Depression, Postpartum/psychology , Mother-Child Relations/psychology , Mothers/psychology , Prenatal Care/psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Chile/epidemiology , Depression, Postpartum/diagnosis , Depression, Postpartum/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Infant , Middle Aged , Pregnancy , Prenatal Care/methods , Young AdultABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Early childhood is a fundamental period in children's development and depends largely on their in teractions with their main caregivers. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between risk of psycho motor developmental delay (PDD) with mother-child interaction quality, postpartum depressive symptoms, and other factors related to care and environment in healthy infants at psychosocial risk. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Analytical cross-sectional study in 181 mothers at psychosocial risk and their children aged under one year seen in Primary Health Care. The presence of risk of PDD was deter mined using the Ages & Stages Questionnaire and its association with interaction quality (CARE In dex), postpartum depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale), and other factors related to environment and care (questionnaire applied to the mother) was studied through bivariate and multivariate analyses, adjusting for confusing variables. RESULTS: 20% of infants were at risk of PDD. There was an increased risk of presenting risk of PDD after adjusting for predefined control variables with: low-quality mother-child interaction (OR = 2.46, p = 0.03), exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) <6 months (OR = 2.58, p = 0.01), and partner does not help with childcare (OR = 2.97, p = 0.03). No significant association was observed with postpartum depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: In healthy infants at psychosocial risk, low-quality mother-child interaction, EBF <6 months, and the non-involvement of the father in the childcare are associated with a higher risk of PDD.
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Depression, Postpartum/epidemiology , Developmental Disabilities/epidemiology , Mother-Child Relations/psychology , Mothers/psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Breast Feeding/statistics & numerical data , Child Development , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Middle Aged , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Surveys and Questionnaires , Young AdultABSTRACT
INTRODUCCIÓN: La infancia temprana es un período fundamental en el desarrollo de los niños y depende en gran parte de las interacciones que establecen con sus cuidadores principales. OBJETIVOS: Evaluar la asociación entre riesgo de retraso del desarrollo psicomotor (RDSM) con calidad de interacción madre-hijo/a, síntomas depresivos postparto y otros factores relacionados al cuidado y contexto, en lactantes sanos en riesgo psicosocial. PACIENTES Y MÉTODO: Estudio transversal analítico en 181 madres en riesgo psi- cosocial y sus hijo/as menores de un año, atendidas en Atención Primaria de Salud. Se determinó la presencia de riesgo de RDSM utilizando Ages & Stages Questionnaire y se estudió su asociación con calidad de interacción (CARE Index), síntomas depresivos postparto (Escala de Depresión Postparto Edimburgo) y otros factores relacionados al contexto y cuidado (cuestionario aplicado a la madre) mediante análisis bivariados y multivariados, ajustando por variables confundentes. RESULTADOS: 20% de los lactantes presentó riesgo de RDSM. Se observó un mayor riesgo de presentar riesgo de RDSM, después de ajustar por variables de control predefinidas, con: baja calidad de la interacción madre- hijo/a (OR = 2,46, p = 0,03), lactancia materna exclusiva (LME) < 6 meses (OR = 2,58, p = 0,01) y pareja no ayuda con el cuidado del niño (OR = 2,97, p = 0,03). No se observó una asociación significativa con síntomas depresivos postparto. CONCLUSIONES: En lactantes sanos en riesgo psicosocial se asocian a mayor riesgo de RDSM una baja calidad interacción madre-hijo/a, LME < 6 meses y no involucramiento del padre en el cuidado del hijo/a.
INTRODUCTION: Early childhood is a fundamental period in children's development and depends largely on their in teractions with their main caregivers. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between risk of psycho motor developmental delay (PDD) with mother-child interaction quality, postpartum depressive symptoms, and other factors related to care and environment in healthy infants at psychosocial risk. PATIENS AND METHOD: Analytical cross-sectional study in 181 mothers at psychosocial risk and their children aged under one year seen in Primary Health Care. The presence of risk of PDD was deter mined using the Ages & Stages Questionnaire and its association with interaction quality (CARE In dex), postpartum depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale), and other factors related to environment and care (questionnaire applied to the mother) was studied through bivariate and multivariate analyses, adjusting for confusing variables. RESULTS: 20% of infants were at risk of PDD. There was an increased risk of presenting risk of PDD after adjusting for predefined control variables with: low-quality mother-child interaction (OR = 2.46, p = 0.03), exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) <6 months (OR = 2.58, p = 0.01), and partner does not help with childcare (OR = 2.97, p = 0.03). No significant association was observed with postpartum depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: In healthy infants at psychosocial risk, low-quality mother-child interaction, EBF <6 months, and the non-involvement of the father in the childcare are associated with a higher risk of PDD.
