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AuthorPrafulla, Shriyan
AuthorKhetrapal, Sonalini
Authorvan Schayck, Onno C.P.
AuthorBabu, Giridhara R.
Available date2024-02-11T10:49:13Z
Publication Date2023-07-31
Publication NameJournal of Psychosomatic Research
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111378
CitationShriyan, Prafulla, Sonalini Khetrapal, Onno CP van Schayck, and Giridhara R. Babu. "Maternal depressiveness and infant growth outcomes: Findings from the MAASTHI cohort study in India." Journal of Psychosomatic Research 170 (2023): 111378.
ISSN00223999
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022399923002350
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/51760
AbstractObjectiveThe study aims to examine the association between depressiveness in mothers on infant obesity and stunting at one year of age. MethodsWe enrolled 4829 pregnant women, followed them up at public health facilities in Bengaluru for one year after birth. We collected information on women's sociodemographic characteristics, obstetric history, depressive symptoms during pregnancy and delivery within 48 h. We took infant anthropometric measurements at birth and one year. We used chi-square tests, and calculated an unadjusted odds ratio using univariate logistic regression. We used multivariate logistic regression to examine the association between maternal depressiveness, childhood adiposity, and stunting. ResultsWe found that the prevalence of depressiveness was 31.8% in mothers who delivered in public health facilities in Bengaluru. Infants born to mothers with depressiveness at birth had 3.9 times higher odds of having larger waist circumference than infants born to mothers with no depressiveness (AOR: 3.96, 95% Confidence Interval: 1.24,12.58) and 1.9 times higher odds of having a larger sum of skinfold thickness (AOR: 1.99, 95% CI: 1.18,3.38). Additionally, we found that infants born to mothers with depressiveness at birth had 1.7 times higher odds of stunting than infants born to mothers with no depressiveness (AOR: 1.72; 95%CI: 1.22,2.43) after adjusting for confounders. ConclusionOur study highlights a high prevalence of depressiveness among mothers seeking antenatal care at a public hospital is associated with an increased risk of infant adiposity and stunting at one year. Further research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms and identify effective interventions.
SponsorThis work was supported by the Wellcome Trust DBT India Alliance Senior Fellowship [Grant No. IA/CPHS/20/1/505278] awarded to Giridhara R. Babu.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectDepressiveness
Puerperium
Obesity
Skinfold thickness
TitleMaternal depressiveness and infant growth outcomes: Findings from the MAASTHI cohort study in India
TypeArticle
Volume Number170
Open Access user License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
ESSN1879-1360
dc.accessType Open Access


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