Depressão pós-parto materna e desenvolvimento motor de bebês no quarto mês de vida

Abstract

Objective: To assess the relationship between maternal postpartum depression with motor development of infants at four months. Methods: A cross-sectional with women that receiving the National Health System Care (SUS) of Pelotas. The sample was of convenience, including women who gave birth between July 2008 and March 2009, and child born in this pregnancy. To assess maternal depression, we used the EPDS (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale). The children were assessed by the Alberta Infant Motor Scale - AIMS - between 90 and 120 days after birth. Results: The sample comprised 166 dyads. The prevalence of postpartum depression in mothers was 13.3%. Children exposed to postpartum depression had 1.31 (CI: -2.15, -0.46) points lower in the mean in prone scale, 1.22 (CI: -1.95, -0.49) points lower in mean of the supine scale and 0.52 (CI: -0.98, -0.06) points lower on mean of the sitting scale than children that not was exposed to postpartum depression. Child born to older mothers, who were hospitalized and the lowest socioeconomic class were also underperformed in the assessment of child motor development.Conclusion: The results suggest that maternal postpartum depression may be related to poor motor development at four month of the baby. Importantly, the programs related to child health should be directed to the mother-infant interaction