@article{ref1,
title="Repeated maternal non-responsiveness to baby's crying during postpartum and infant neuropsychological development: the Japan Environment and Children's Study",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2022",
author="Matsuki, Taro and Ebara, Takeshi and Tamada, Hazuki and Kato, Sayaka and Kaneko, Kayo and Kano, Hirohisa and Matsuzaki, Kazuki and Sato, Hirotaka and Minato, Kyoko and Sugiura-Ogasawara, Mayumi and Saitoh, Shinji and Kamijima, Michihiro",
volume="127",
number="",
pages="e105581-e105581",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Longitudinal adverse effects of neglect-related behaviors during postpartum, especially repeated maternal non-responsiveness to the crying baby on their neuropsychological developmental trajectory, have not been fully clarified. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the association between postpartum maternal neglect-related behaviors and infant neuropsychological outcomes using the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS). PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: JECS data on 100,286 mother-child pairs were analyzed. Explanatory variables were &quot;frequency of leaving the baby alone at home&quot; (i.e., leaving the baby alone at home) and &quot;frequency of ignoring the baby when he or she cries&quot; (i.e., ignoring the crying baby) at one month postpartum. The outcomes were measured using the Japanese version of the Ages & Stages Questionnaires-Third Edition (J-ASQ-3). <br><br>METHODS: After multiple imputations, logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between neglect-related behaviors and the J-ASQ-3 domains at each age. <br><br>RESULTS: The &quot;sometimes or more&quot; group of &quot;ignoring the crying baby&quot; from six months to three years reported relatively consistent significant associations with developmental delay in communication (maximum adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.456, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.261-1.682), gross motor (maximum aOR: 1.279, 95% CI: 1.159-1.411), fine motor (maximum aOR: 1.274, 95% CI: 1.113-1.457), problem-solving (maximum aOR: 1.178, 95% CI: 1.104-1.256), and personal-social domains (maximum aOR: 1.326, 95% CI: 1.255-1.402). The adverse effects of &quot;leaving the baby alone at home&quot; disappeared in many domains by the age of one. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Repeated maternal non-responsiveness to baby's crying during postpartum may suppress neuropsychological development during early childhood.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105581",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105581"
}