Maternal Depression and Childhood Health Inequalities
@article{Turney2011MaternalDA,
title={Maternal Depression and Childhood Health Inequalities},
author={Kristin Turney},
journal={Journal of Health and Social Behavior},
year={2011},
volume={52},
pages={314 - 332}
}An increasing body of literature documents considerable inequalities in the health of young children in the United States, though maternal depression is one important, yet often overlooked, determinant of children’s health. In this article, the author uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 4,048) and finds that maternal depression, particularly recurrent or chronic depression, puts children at risk of having unfavorable health when they are five years old. This…
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