Early Intervention to Protect the Mother-Child Relationship After Postpartum Depression

Summary

Postpartum depression (PPD) may impair the mother-infant relationship and lead to both short and long-term suboptimal development of the baby. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a targeted intervention (HUGS: Happiness Understanding Giving and Sharing) for enhancing the mother-infant relationship.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria regarding the mother:

* Person affiliated or beneficiary of a social security plan;
* Free, informed and written consent signed by the participant and the investigator (at the latest on the day of inclusion and before any examination required by the research);
* Woman who gave birth in one of the maternity hospitals participating in the study;
* Diagnosis of postpartum depression made by the perinatal psychiatry team according to the clinical criteria of the DSM-5;
* Time to onset of depressive symptoms within the first 12 months after childbirth;
* Treatment for postpartum depression that started at least 8 weeks ago with improved mood as assessed by the psychiatrist.

Inclusion criteria for the baby:

* Baby aged less than 1 year at inclusion;
* Twins will be able to participate in the study and benefit from the interventions;

Non-inclusion criteria concerning the mother:

* Uncontrolled substance use disorder;
* Presence of suicidal ideas at inclusion;
* Manic episode of a bipolar disease
* Psychiatric pathology decompensated upon inclusion and corresponding to the following list: Schizophrenic disorder, Schizoaffective disorder, Mood disorders with psychotic symptoms;
* Non French speaker.

Non-inclusion criteria for the baby:

\- Baby hospitalized or having sustained medical care upon inclusion in the context of a somatic pathology.

Conditions2

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