Postpartum Blues
A Marker of Early Neonatal Organization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11276059 |
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| Authors | Sarah Bydlowski (0000-0001-8759-5825, Fondation Vallée, Gentilly, Inserm Unit 669 University of Paris‐Sud and Paris Descartes France, corresponding author), Christophe Lalanne (0000-0003-1915-2824, Saint‐Louis hospital Paris, AP‐HP, Inserm Unit 669 University of Paris‐Sud Paris Descartes France), Bernard Golse (University of Paris Descartes, Necker‐Enfants Malades hospital, AP‐HP, Paris, Inserm Unit 669 University of Paris‐Sud France), Laurence Vaivre‐Douret (0000-0002-6249-6342, Inserm Unit 669, Paris, University of Paris‐Sud and Paris Descartes, Necker‐Enfants Malades hospital, AP‐HP, Paris Port Royal‐Cochin hospital Center, AP‐HP Paris France) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 508-515 |
| Publication date | 2013-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infant Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-9641 • E-ISSN: 1097-0355 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/imhj.21410 |
| OpenAlex | W1503615636 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
Postpartum blues may promote a certain openness to emotional exchange between mother and her infant. Groups of mothers were assembled according to various types of emotional expression demonstrated during early postpartum. Links between mothers’ groups and newborns’ neuropsychomotor characteristics were assessed. Twenty‐one mother–infant dyads were included at maternity wards. A semistructured interview was established to identify symptoms of the blues and classify mothers into clinical groups: ordinary and emotionally mixed postpartum blues (OB); sad, intense, and lasting blues; or without blues. Newborns were examined using the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (T.B. Brazelton & J.K. Nugent, ). Cluster analysis revealed a two‐class structure, where 78% of women with OB were found to belong to the same class, with a higher median score on newborn “hand‐to‐mouth activity” which correlated to self‐quieting activity, heightened regulation of awake states, decreased need for adult support, better defensive movements, greater attentiveness, and diminished irritability. The acquired faculties demonstrated by newborns whose mothers experience OB reflect a distinct skillset of neuropsychomotor maturity
Blues · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Irritability · Postpartum depression · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Infant Health and Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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