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Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan.

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Sikander, S; Ahmad, I; Bates, LM; Gallis, J; Hagaman, A; O'Donnell, K; Turner, EL; Zaidi, A; Rahman, A; Maselko, J
Published in: BMJ Open
May 5, 2019

PURPOSE: This is a prospective pregnancy-birth cohort designed to investigate the effects of depression on socioemotional development of children. Perinatal depression is a risk factor for poor child development and for many it has a recurring chronic course. Thus, the exposure to depression can continue through the early years of the child with detrimental developmental outcomes. PARTICIPANTS: Between October 2014 and February 2016, we recruited 1154 pregnant women from a rural subdistrict of Pakistan. Data include longitudinal and repeated measures of maternal psychosocial measures and child growth, cognitive and socioemotional measures. Follow-up include mother-child dyad assessments at 3rd, 6th, 12th, 24th and 36th months of child age. All these follow-ups are community based at the household level. We have competed baseline assessment. FINDINGS TO DATE: Of the eligible dyads, we followed 885 (76.6%), 929 (91%) and 940 (93.3%) at 3, 6 and 12 months post-childbirth. We include a subsample mother-child dyad DNA and inflammatory biomarkers, 73 and 104, respectively. FUTURE PLANS: While we continue to do 24-month and 36-month follow-up assessments, we plan to follow these mother-child dyads up to the age of 7-8 years with some children being exposed to at least 1 year of school environment. Investigators interested in learning more about the study can contact (jmaselko@unc.edu) and (siham.sikander@hdrfoundation.org).

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BMJ Open

DOI

EISSN

2044-6055

Publication Date

May 5, 2019

Volume

9

Issue

5

Start / End Page

e025644

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Rural Population
  • Pregnancy
  • Pakistan
  • Mothers
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Maternal-Child Health Services
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
 

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Sikander, S., Ahmad, I., Bates, L. M., Gallis, J., Hagaman, A., O’Donnell, K., … Maselko, J. (2019). Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan. BMJ Open, 9(5), e025644. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025644
Sikander, Siham, Ikhlaq Ahmad, Lisa M. Bates, John Gallis, Ashley Hagaman, Karen O’Donnell, Elizabeth Louise Turner, Ahmed Zaidi, Atif Rahman, and Joanna Maselko. “Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan.BMJ Open 9, no. 5 (May 5, 2019): e025644. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025644.
Sikander S, Ahmad I, Bates LM, Gallis J, Hagaman A, O’Donnell K, et al. Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan. BMJ Open. 2019 May 5;9(5):e025644.
Sikander, Siham, et al. “Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan.BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 5, May 2019, p. e025644. Pubmed, doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025644.
Sikander S, Ahmad I, Bates LM, Gallis J, Hagaman A, O’Donnell K, Turner EL, Zaidi A, Rahman A, Maselko J. Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan. BMJ Open. 2019 May 5;9(5):e025644.

Published In

BMJ Open

DOI

EISSN

2044-6055

Publication Date

May 5, 2019

Volume

9

Issue

5

Start / End Page

e025644

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Rural Population
  • Pregnancy
  • Pakistan
  • Mothers
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Maternal-Child Health Services
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant