Pet ownership during pregnancy and mothers' mental health conditions up to 1 year postpartum: A nationwide birth cohort—the Japan Environment and Children's Study

Kenta Matsumura, Kei Hamazaki, Akiko Tsuchida and Hidekuni Inadera

Social Science & Medicine, 2022, vol. 309, issue C

Abstract: Previous studies have investigated the relationship between pet ownership and mental health in various populations, but few have targeted women around childbirth when they have heightened vulnerability to mental disorders. This study therefore examined this association in women around childbirth.

Keywords: Dog ownership; Cat ownership; Perinatal depression; Longitudinal study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115216

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