Vikram Patel
Postnatal depression and infant growth and development in low income countries: a cohort study from Goa, India
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
postnatal depression recognised cause delayed cognitive development infants developed countries underweight common south asiato determine whether postnatal depression contributes poor growth development outcomes goa indiacohort study growth outcomes nested casecontrol study developmental outcomes total 171 babies weighed measured 68 weeks following birth following measures used edinburgh postnatal depression scale maternal mood sociodemographic infant health variables outcome measures weight 5th centile length 5th centile developmental assessment scale indian infants scores six monthspostnatal depression strong independent predictor low weight length significantly associated adverse mental development quotient scoresthis study provides evidence first time postnatal depression potentially treatable disorder cause poor growth development south asia