| Infant massage improves mother-infant interaction for mothers with postnatal depression. | |
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PMID: 11246096 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Postnatal depression can have long term adverse consequences for the mother-infant relationship and the infant's development. Improving a mother's depression per se has been found to have little impact on mother-infant interaction. The aims of this study were to determine whether attending regular massage classes could reduce maternal depression and also improve the quality of mother-infant interaction. METHOD: Thirty-four primiparous depressed mothers, median 9 weeks postpartum, identified as being depressed following completion of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at 4 weeks postpartum, were randomly allocated either to an infant massage class and a support group (massage group) or to a support group (control group). Each group attended for five weekly sessions. Changes in maternal depression and mother-infant interaction were assessed at the beginning and the end of the study by comparing EPDS scores and ratings of videotaped mother-infant interaction. RESULTS: The EPDS scores fell in both groups. Significant improvement of mother-infant interaction was seen only in the massage group. LIMITATION: The sample size was small and had relatively high dropout. It was not possible to distinguish which aspects of the infant massage class contributed to the benefit. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that learning the practice of infant massage by mothers is an effective treatment for facilitating mother-infant interaction in mothers with postnatal depression. |
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Authors:
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K Onozawa; V Glover; D Adams; N Modi; R C Kumar |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of affective disorders Volume: 63 ISSN: 0165-0327 ISO Abbreviation: J Affect Disord Publication Date: 2001 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-03-14 Completed Date: 2001-05-31 Revised Date: 2009-09-28 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7906073 Medline TA: J Affect Disord Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 201-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Section of Perinatal Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. |
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Adolescent Adult Depression, Postpartum / psychology*, therapy Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Massage* Middle Aged Mother-Child Relations* Patient Education as Topic Self-Help Groups Treatment Outcome |
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