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Impact of Paternal Perinatal Depression, Anxiety, and Stress on Child Development
A groundbreaking systematic review and meta-analysis recently published in JAMA Pediatrics sheds new light on an often overlooked influence in child developmental outcomes: paternal mental health during the perinatal period. This comprehensive study provides compelling evidence that mental distress experienced by fathers around the time of childbirth is not only associated with but is also a potentially modifiable factor influencing the trajectory of child development.