Newborn Behavioral Observation, maternal stress, depressive symptoms and the mother-infant relationship: results from the Northern Babies Longitudinal Study (NorBaby)

Table 1 Study design and outcome measures

Outcomes	T1 Pregnancy	T4 ~ 6 weeks postpartum	T5 ~ 4 months postpartum	Description of outcomes
Depression/stress
EPDS	•	•	•	Symptoms of depression
PSI^a		•	•	Stress in the parenting role and parent-child relationship
Mother-infant relationship		•	•	Stress in the parenting role and parent-child relationship
MPAS		•	•	The emotional bond from a mother towards her child
PRFQ		•	•	Mothers’ capacity to understand and reflect upon the child’s behaviours as expressions of underlying mental states
MCQ		•		Sense of competence in the parenting role
Satisfaction/benefit with the postpartum follow-up		•		How much mothers learned about the child’s signals and needs during follow-up. Satisfaction with the support and guidance received.

^aThe PSI-Parent domain was measured at T4, whereas both the PSI-Parent domain and the PSI-Child domain were measured at T5, EPDS Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, PSI Parenting Stress Index, PRFQ Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire, MPAS Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale, MCQ Maternal Confidence Questionnaire

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