Research Article

Trajectories of maternal depression, anxiety, stress, and child developmental milestones at 24 months

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2025.2452533
Author(s): Clariana Vitória Ramos de Oliveira School of Nursing, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States of America, Simoní Saraiva Bordignon School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil, Rafaela Costa Martins GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil, Cauane Blumenberg GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil, Thais Martins-Silva GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil, Francine Costa GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil, Juraci Cesar Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil, Paul Springer Virginia Tech University, United States of Ameerica, Christian Loret de Mola GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil,

Abstract

Background: Literature suggests a link between maternal mental health and adverse child developmental outcomes. However, we do not know to what extent this is true in low and middle-income settings, and most studies do not explore mental health longitudinally since birth.

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