The study also found
IMPROVED MATERNAL MOOD.
While reported interventions for PPD have typically
improved maternal mood, interventions have been successful in effecting sustained improvement of infant developmental outcomes
First wave behavioural approaches («sleep training») do not decrease infant night - waking or
improve maternal mood
To date they have yielded inconsistent results.22 Brief home - based psychotherapeutic interventions appear to
improve maternal mood and lead to a short - term improvement in mother - infant interaction.
«Therefore, women's health professionals can encourage their patients to practice mother / infant SSC as in intervention strategy to lessen depressive symptoms and anxiety while
improving maternal mood.»
A review of several randomized control trials9 concluded that both specific psychological treatments and more generic psychosocial interventions were moderately effective at
improving maternal mood, and they were similarly beneficial.
Not exact matches
: «Instituting a consistent nightly bedtime routine, in and of itself, is beneficial in
improving multiple aspects of infant and toddler sleep, especially wakefulness after sleep onset and sleep continuity, as well as
maternal mood.»
Infant cry in the context of
maternal mood disturbances can also be recognized as an opportunity to
improve mother's
mood, which could in turn support healthy early development.
Comparison of two strategies to
improve infant sleep problems, and associated impacts on
maternal experience,
mood and infant emotional health: a single case replication design study.
Can
maternal mood and developmental outcomes be
improved in the long term?
Randomised controlled trial of behavioural infant sleep intervention to
improve infant sleep and
maternal mood.
Although recommended for GDM treatment, guidelines do not specify the type of physical activity or its timing in regards to meal intake.66 67 Aerobic and resistance exercise can be accomplished during pregnancy in the absence of contraindications, 68 but motivation, compliance, perceived health and lack of time appear to be major limiting factors.48 69 A recent review concluded that physical activity, both aerobic and resistance exercise, may
improve glycaemic control and / or limit insulin use in women with GDM.70 Regular physical activity can also limit pregnancy weight gain, stabilise
maternal mood and reduce fetal fat mass (FM) and physiological stress responses in the offspring.27 69 71
Although several forms of intervention have proved beneficial for mothers with PND, none has been shown to have enduring effects on
maternal mood, and there is limited evidence that any intervention
improves the long - term course of child development.
This Briefing Paper by
Maternal Mental Health NOW and Zero to Three builds on our previous concept paper and outlines nine new recommendations for
improving systems of care to address perinatal
mood and anxiety disorders across Los Angeles County.
Results indicate
maternal mood in mothers attending Mellow Babies
improved, with a significant difference in EPDS scores, relative to the control group, at follow - up.