2022
Effects of a maternal psychosocial intervention on hair derived biomarkers of HPA axis function in mothers and children in rural Pakistan
Baranov V, Frost A, Hagaman A, Simmons J, Manzoor M, Biroli P, Bhalotra S, Rahman A, Sikander S, Maselko J. Effects of a maternal psychosocial intervention on hair derived biomarkers of HPA axis function in mothers and children in rural Pakistan. SSM - Mental Health 2022, 2: 100082. PMID: 37441003, PMCID: PMC10338030, DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHPA axis activityPerinatal depression interventionAxis activityEUC groupDHEAS levelsDepression interventionsIntervention groupCommunity-based randomized control trialIntervention effectsHPA axis functionMaternal cortisol levelsHigher DHEAS levelsUseful clinical indicatorRandomized control trialLong-term HPA axis activityPhysiological stress systemsUsual careHPA hormonesAxis functionYear postpartumAdrenal axisCognitive-behavioral interventionsClinical indicatorsInfant healthInfant cortisol
2019
Father involvement in the first year of life: Associations with maternal mental health and child development outcomes in rural Pakistan
Maselko J, Hagaman AK, Bates LM, Bhalotra S, Biroli P, Gallis JA, O'Donnell K, Sikander S, Turner EL, Rahman A. Father involvement in the first year of life: Associations with maternal mental health and child development outcomes in rural Pakistan. Social Science & Medicine 2019, 237: 112421. PMID: 31398510, PMCID: PMC6708722, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal mental healthMonths postpartumMaternal depressionMental healthPerinatal depression interventionChild growthFirst yearDepression interventionsFather involvementProtective associationHigh-income countriesMost mothersBirth cohortChild development outcomesChild developmentPostpartumEffect estimatesProtective patternTime pointsDevelopmental milestonesConfidence intervalsRural settingsLongitudinal dataDepressionIncome countries