By Shannon Firth, Photo: from article, MedPageToday, October 24, 2023
Children of fathers with postpartum depression were significantly more likely to experience at least one adverse childhood experience (ACE) at age 5, according to data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study.
Among 1,933 father and child pairs, 9% of fathers experienced depression within the year after their children were born and 70% of the children experienced at least one ACE at 5 years, reported Kristine Schmitz, MD, of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, during the American Academy of Pediatricsopens in a new tab or window annual meeting.
In models adjusted for maternal postpartum depression, low birth weight, and other sociodemographic factors, fathers with depression were more likely to have children with ACEs at age 5:
- At least one ACE: adjusted OR 2.35, 95% CI 1.45-3.81
- At least two ACEs: aOR 1.89, 95% CI 1.35-2.63
- At least three ACEs: aOR 2.04, 95% CI 1.42-2.93
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