1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The present study aimed to provide preliminary data regarding the contribution of general (i.e. not specifically related to the COVID-19 pandemic) pre- and postnatal maternal distress to early infant development during the COVID-19 pandemic.» (p. 2)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«The final sample included 468 women and their infants.» (p. 2) Participants were 18 years or older, and their infants were between 6 and 13-weeks old.

Instruments :
Questionnaires

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«Our findings reveal that maternal prenatal and postnatal distress during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with poorer infant socioemotional development. Interestingly, the upsurge of psychological distress observed during the COVID-19 pandemic in pregnant women did not exert a direct negative effect on infant socioemotional development beyond and above the effect of maternal postnatal distress. However, women who reported higher prenatal distress were at higher risk of reporting postnatal distress, which in turn predicted poorer socioemotional development in their infant. The association between postnatal maternal distress and developmental problems in infants was also observed using the clinical cut-off of the measure of socioemotional development, which supports the clinical relevance of our findings.» (p. 7)