Maternal depression is associated with significant sleep disturbance in infants

Friday, May 1, 2009 - 09:00 in Health & Medicine

A study in the 1 May issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that babies born to mothers with depression are more likely to suffer from significant sleep disturbances at 2 weeks postpartum that continue until 6 months of age. Findings of the study are of particular importance, as sleep disturbances in infancy may result in increased risk for developing early-onset depression in childhood...

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