2024
Maternal mind-mindedness and infant oxytocin are interrelated and negatively associated with postnatal depression.
Lindley Baron-Cohen K, Fearon P, Meins E, Feldman R, Hardiman P, Rosan C, Fonagy P. Maternal mind-mindedness and infant oxytocin are interrelated and negatively associated with postnatal depression. Development And Psychopathology 2024, 1-12. PMID: 39363731, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579424001585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal mind-mindednessMind-mindednessMind-related commentsStudy 1Study 2Mothers' appropriate mind-related commentsLevels of mind-mindednessMothers' caregiving representationsPostnatal depressionSymptoms of depressionParent-child interactionsChildren's social developmentEffects of OTParent-child relationshipMaternal depression scoresChildren's early developmentSample of mothersCaregiving representationsChild OT levelsSalivary OTDepression scoresOT levelsMaternal-infant attachmentPlacebo-controlledDepression
2017
Serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) polymorphism and susceptibility to a home-visiting maternal-infant attachment intervention delivered by community health workers in South Africa: Reanalysis of a randomized controlled trial
Morgan B, Kumsta R, Fearon P, Moser D, Skeen S, Cooper P, Murray L, Moran G, Tomlinson M. Serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) polymorphism and susceptibility to a home-visiting maternal-infant attachment intervention delivered by community health workers in South Africa: Reanalysis of a randomized controlled trial. PLOS Medicine 2017, 14: e1002237. PMID: 28245280, PMCID: PMC5330451, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersMaternal-infant attachmentIntervention groupMother-infant dyadsHealth workersPsychosocial interventionsControl groupSerotonin transporter geneSerotonin transporter polymorphismAge 18 moShort alleleCurrent Controlled TrialsTransporter polymorphismHome visit programLong alleleControl group individualsEffect sizePrimary outcomeControlled TrialsThird trimesterAbsolute riskPregnant womenTransporter gene polymorphismMo postpartumAllele carriers