Post-partum depression and the mother-infant relationship in a South African peri-urban settlement

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Authors

Peter Cooper · University of Reading

Mark Tomlinson · University of Cape Town

Leslie Swartz · University of Cape Town

Matt Woolgar · University of Reading

Lynne Murray · University of Reading

Christopher Molteno · Groote Schuur Hospital

Abstract

The rate of post-partum depression in Khayelitsha was around three times that found in British post-partum samples, and these depressions were strongly associated with disturbances in the mother-infant relationship.

Topics & Keywords

Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: The British Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 175, Issue 6, pp. 554-558

DOI: 10.1192/bjp.175.6.554

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