Research Article

Trajectories of maternal depression, anxiety, stress, and child developmental milestones at 24 months

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 36 , issue 2 , 2025 , pages: 308–322

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2025.2452533

Author(s): Clariana Vitória Ramos de Oliveira School of Nursing, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States of America , Simoní Saraiva Bordignon School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil , Rafaela Costa Martins GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil , Cauane Blumenberg GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil , Thais Martins-Silva GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil , Francine Costa GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil , Juraci Cesar Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande, Brazil , Paul Springer Virginia Tech University, United States of Ameerica , Christian Loret de Mola GPIS Grupo de Pesquisa e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil

Keywords: anxiety , child development , depression , mental health , stress

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Abstract

Background: Literature suggests a link between maternal mental health and adverse child developmental outcomes. However, we do not know to what extent this is true in low and middle-income settings, and most studies do not explore mental health longitudinally since birth.

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