TY - JOUR
T1 - Pandemic beyond the virus
T2 - maternal COVID-related postnatal stress is associated with infant temperament
AU - Bianco, Catherine
AU - Sania, Ayesha
AU - Kyle, Margaret H.
AU - Beebe, Beatrice
AU - Barbosa, Jennifer
AU - Bence, Mary
AU - Coskun, Lerzan
AU - Fields, Andrea
AU - Firestein, Morgan R.
AU - Goldman, Sylvie
AU - Hane, Amie
AU - Hott, Violet
AU - Hussain, Maha
AU - Hyman, Sabrina
AU - Lucchini, Maristella
AU - Marsh, Rachel
AU - Mollicone, Isabelle
AU - Myers, Michael
AU - Ofray, Dayshalis
AU - Pini, Nicolo
AU - Rodriguez, Cynthia
AU - Shuffrey, Lauren C.
AU - Tottenham, Nim
AU - Welch, Martha G.
AU - Fifer, William
AU - Monk, Catherine
AU - Dumitriu, Dani
AU - Amso, Dima
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to the International Pediatric Research Foundation, Inc.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Background: Studies have shown that infant temperament varies with maternal psychosocial factors, in utero illness, and environmental stressors. We predicted that the pandemic would shape infant temperament through maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and/or maternal postnatal stress. To test this, we examined associations among infant temperament, maternal prenatal SARS-CoV-2 infection, maternal postnatal stress, and postnatal COVID-related life disruptions. Methods: We tested 63 mother–infant dyads with prenatal maternal SARS-CoV-2 infections and a comparable group of 110 dyads without infections. To assess postnatal maternal stress, mothers completed the Perceived Stress Scale 4 months postpartum and an evaluation of COVID-related stress and life disruptions 6 months postpartum. Mothers reported on infant temperament when infants were 6-months-old using the Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R) Very Short Form. Results: Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy was not associated with infant temperament or maternal postnatal stress. Mothers with higher self-reported postnatal stress rated their infants lower on the Positive Affectivity/Surgency and Orienting/Regulation IBQ-R subscales. Mothers who reported greater COVID-related life disruptions rated their infants higher on the Negative Emotionality IBQ-R subscale. Conclusions: Despite no effect of prenatal maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection, stress and life disruptions incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with infant temperament at 6-months. Impact: SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy is not associated with postnatal ratings of COVID-related life disruptions, maternal stress, or infant temperament.Postnatal ratings of maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with normative variation in maternal report of infant temperament at 6 months of age.Higher postnatal ratings of maternal stress are associated with lower scores on infant Positive Affectivity/Surgency and Orienting/Regulation at 6 months of age.Higher postnatal ratings of COVID-related life disruptions are associated with higher scores on infant Negative Emotionality at 6 months of age.
AB - Background: Studies have shown that infant temperament varies with maternal psychosocial factors, in utero illness, and environmental stressors. We predicted that the pandemic would shape infant temperament through maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy and/or maternal postnatal stress. To test this, we examined associations among infant temperament, maternal prenatal SARS-CoV-2 infection, maternal postnatal stress, and postnatal COVID-related life disruptions. Methods: We tested 63 mother–infant dyads with prenatal maternal SARS-CoV-2 infections and a comparable group of 110 dyads without infections. To assess postnatal maternal stress, mothers completed the Perceived Stress Scale 4 months postpartum and an evaluation of COVID-related stress and life disruptions 6 months postpartum. Mothers reported on infant temperament when infants were 6-months-old using the Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (IBQ-R) Very Short Form. Results: Maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy was not associated with infant temperament or maternal postnatal stress. Mothers with higher self-reported postnatal stress rated their infants lower on the Positive Affectivity/Surgency and Orienting/Regulation IBQ-R subscales. Mothers who reported greater COVID-related life disruptions rated their infants higher on the Negative Emotionality IBQ-R subscale. Conclusions: Despite no effect of prenatal maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection, stress and life disruptions incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with infant temperament at 6-months. Impact: SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy is not associated with postnatal ratings of COVID-related life disruptions, maternal stress, or infant temperament.Postnatal ratings of maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with normative variation in maternal report of infant temperament at 6 months of age.Higher postnatal ratings of maternal stress are associated with lower scores on infant Positive Affectivity/Surgency and Orienting/Regulation at 6 months of age.Higher postnatal ratings of COVID-related life disruptions are associated with higher scores on infant Negative Emotionality at 6 months of age.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85129261144
U2 - 10.1038/s41390-022-02071-2
DO - 10.1038/s41390-022-02071-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 35444294
AN - SCOPUS:85129261144
SN - 0031-3998
VL - 93
SP - 253
EP - 259
JO - Pediatric Research
JF - Pediatric Research
IS - 1
ER -