Children of depressed mothers more prone to injury

Young children whose mothers are depressed are more prone to behavioural problems and injury, new research from the US has found. The researchers looked at the impact of maternal depression on children's behaviour and injury rates among 1,106 mother and child pairs between 1992 and 1994. The mothers and their children were all taking part in the National Longitudinal Study of Youth, which has been tracking the health of young mothers and their children from birth since 1986. {openx:269} In total, 94 children, all of whom were under the age of six, had sustained injuries sufficient to require medical attention…