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Depression in New Mothers: Findings from the 2001 Early Childhood Longitudinal Study

Depression in New Mothers: Findings from the 2001 Early Childhood Longitudinal Study. Zhihuan Jennifer Huang, M.B., Ph.D., M.P.H. Children’s National Medical Center George Washington University Medical Center. The study follows a nationally representative cohort of children born in 2001.

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Depression in New Mothers: Findings from the 2001 Early Childhood Longitudinal Study

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  1. Depression in New Mothers: Findings from the 2001 Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Zhihuan Jennifer Huang, M.B., Ph.D., M.P.H. Children’s National Medical Center George Washington University Medical Center

  2. The study follows a nationally representative cohort of children born in 2001. The parents of 10,688 children were interviewed when the children’s age ranged between 6-23 months. In our study: Mothers with a child under 1 year. Sample was designed to support statistical analysis in most race/ethnicity groups. Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), 9-month data

  3. A modified version of the CES-D is used Scores can be computed based on responses to 12 questions from the parent self-administered questionnaire 4 categories of depression: none, mild, moderate, and severe. The last category was used as an indicator for further assessment of the presence of an active, major or minor depressive episode* Center for Epidemiologic Studies – Depression Scale (CES-D) scores in ECLS-B * SOURCES: Suri, R and etc. 2004

  4. Mother’s CES-D score by race/ethnicity

  5. Mother’s CES-D score by Hispanic ethnicities

  6. Mother’s CES-D score by Asian ethnicities

  7. Mother’s CES-D score by nativity in Hispanics and Asians Hispanics Asians

  8. Risk factors for severe depression <20 years old Mother’s Age (<20, 20-35, >35 Lower SES SES (poorest, richest) Rural Urbanicity (rural, suburban, urban) Marriage (not married, married) Not married at child birth Mother’s Health (poor vs. good) Poor health

  9. Percentage of mothers with severe depression who did not talk to doctor or counselor, by race/ethnicity

  10. Early Childhood National Longitudinal Study: http://nces.ed.gov/ecls For more information

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