OBJECTIVE: Preterm birth is associated with lower cognitive functioning. One potential pathway is postnatal parental @entity308 . The authors assessed @entity308 in mothers and fathers after @entity600 , and identified the impacts of both prematurity and @entity308 on @entity1 's early cognitive function. METHOD: Data were from the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (n = 5350). @entity308 at 9 months were assessed by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD) and @entity1 's cognitive function at 24 months by the Bayley Short Form, Research Edition. Weighted generalized estimating equation models examined the extent to which @entity600 , and mothers' and fathers' @entity308 impacted @entity1 's cognitive function at 24 months, and whether the association between @entity600 and 24-month cognitive function was mediated by @entity308 . RESULTS: At 9 months, fathers of very preterm (<32 weeks gestation) and moderate/late preterm (32-37 weeks gestation) @entity1 had higher CESD scores than fathers of term-born (>= 37 weeks gestation) @entity1 (p value = .02); @entity600 was not associated with @entity308 . In multivariable analyses, @entity600 was associated with lower cognitive function at 24 months; this association was unaffected by adjustment for @entity308 . Fathers', but not mothers', @entity308 predicted lower cognitive function in the fully adjusted model (b = -0.11, 95% confidence interval, -0.18 to -0.03). CONCLUSION: Fathers of preterm @entity1 have more postnatal @entity308 symptomology than fathers of term-born @entity1 . Fathers' @entity308 also negatively impact @entity1 's early cognitive function. The national findings support early identification and treatment of fathers of preterm @entity1 with @entity308 .

Postnatal Depressive Symptoms Among Mothers and Fathers of @entity1 Born Preterm: Prevalence and Impacts on XXXX 's Early Cognitive Function.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'infants'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['maternal depressive symptoms', 'depressive symptoms', 'depressive', 'depression', 'postnatal depressive symptoms', 'Depressive symptoms', 'parental depressive symptoms'] @entity600 :: ('MESH:D000014', 'Disease') :: ['preterm birth']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Children']
