Parental care is increasingly important in the creation of a child. Although it is more normal to be something in mothers, there are more and more studies warning of the need to include parents in the process.
Paternity, especially in the first months of the baby’s life, can trigger Stress, anxiety and depression symptoms that often go unnoticed.
According to, in a new study, experts at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, point to the need to track new parents in search of mental disordersrecognizing the growing investigation that underlines thereparents in child development.
O, published in JAMA Pediatricsaccompanies a systematic review that found that depression, anxiety and paternal stress during the parental period are associated with a worse child development of the child in the areas social, emotional, cognitive and language.
“The birth of a child can be very stressful for both parents“Says the pediatrician Craig GarfieldFounder of the Family and Child Health Innovations Program at Lurie Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Sciences at the Northwestern University School of Medicine.
Us United States, so first -time mothers have been tracked for postpartum depression since 2010. We must apply the same strategy for new parentssince more and more studies like this show that paternal mental health influences the child development and the well-being of the whole family.
14% of parents suffer from postpartum depression In the US-a number similar to that of maternal postpartum depression. However, men tend to underestimate Symptoms of mental sufferingso this percentage can be greater.
“We have to rethink how we approach new parents. We must involve them throughout pregnancy and the parental period and normalize the feelings of Sadness, fear or anxiety which are common during this crucial event, ”says Garfield.
