Relation between Mother’s Taekyo, Prenatal and Postpartum Depression, and Infant’s Temperament and Colic: A Longitudinal Prospective Approach

Kyung-Sook Bang, Insook Lee, Sungjae Kim, Yunjeong Yi, Iksoo Huh, Sang-Youn Jang, Dasom Kim and Sujin Lee
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Kyung-Sook Bang: The Research Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
Insook Lee: The Research Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
Sungjae Kim: The Research Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
Yunjeong Yi: Department of Nursing, Kyung-In Women’s University, Incheon 21041, Korea
Iksoo Huh: The Research Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
Sang-Youn Jang: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
Dasom Kim: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea
Sujin Lee: College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Korea

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 20, 1-13

Abstract: This longitudinal cohort correlational study aimed to confirm the relation among taekyo or traditional prenatal practice, prenatal depression, postpartum depression, maternal–fetal interaction, and infant temperament and colic using a prospective design. We recruited 212 women 16–20 weeks pregnant from July 2017 to September 2018; they were followed up until six months postpartum. Data from 97 participants were used in the final analysis. We used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Cranley’s Maternal–Fetal Attachment Scale, and What My Baby Is Like as measurement tools. We observed a significant correlation between prenatal maternal depression in the first to third trimesters and 6–8 weeks and six months postpartum. In addition, infant temperament at six months old showed a significant negative correlation with prenatal and postpartum depression: the higher the prenatal and postpartum depression level, the more difficult the infant’s temperament. Taekyo practice was significantly related to maternal–fetal attachment ( r = 0.45−0.68, p < 0.001). Difficult infants showed more colic episodes than any other type of infant (χ 2 = 18.18, p < 0.001). Prenatal and postnatal maternal depression affected infants’ temperament and colic episodes. The management of mothers’ mental health before and after pregnancy is important for infants’ and mothers’ health.

Keywords: maternal–fetal relations; taekyo; depression; infant; temperament; colic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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