Thursday, June 7, 2018

Mom’s Mood May Help or Harm Child’s Sleep

A mother’s depressive mood before and after birth is related to child sleep disturbances, according to recent pilot data from a longitudinal cohort study in kindergarten children.

“The most surprising thing about our results was the mediation role of child behavior in the maternal emotion/children’s sleep quality relationship. This demonstrates that emotion during pregnancy affects a child’s behavior which further affects their sleep,” said principal investigator and lead author...


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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/06/07/moms-mood-may-help-or-harm-childs-sleep/135962.html

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