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To explore how paternal mental health during pregnancy and early postnatal periods affects child development outcomes.

Paternal perinatal mental health and early child development: An outcome‐wide analysis

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Outcome-wide analysis investigates paternal mental health's effects on child development in families with varying socioeconomic positions.

To explore how paternal mental health during pregnancy and early postnatal periods affects child development outcomes.
Used data from the French SEPAGES cohort with three distinct time points for paternal mental health assessment (pregnancy, 0-12 months, and 12-24 months) and child development evaluations at two and three years.
Examined potential moderators including mother's mental health, child sex, and parent's professional class.
No significant associations found between paternal depression or anxiety and child development measures.
Children from lower maternal professional classes exhibited poorer cognitive outcomes yet improved social perception when exposed to paternal anxiety.
Exposure to both paternal anxiety and maternal depression resulted in worse outcomes in working memory and organizational tasks.

Scarlett et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Outcome-wide analysis investigates paternal mental health's effects on child development in families with varying socioeconomic positions.

To explore how paternal mental health during pregnancy and early postnatal periods affects child development outcomes.
Used data from the French SEPAGES cohort with three distinct time points for paternal mental health assessment (pregnancy, 0-12 months, and 12-24 months) and child development evaluations at two and three years.
Examined potential moderators including mother's mental health, child sex, and parent's professional class.
No significant associations found between paternal depression or anxiety and child development measures.
Children from lower maternal professional classes exhibited poorer cognitive outcomes yet improved social perception when exposed to paternal anxiety.
Exposure to both paternal anxiety and maternal depression resulted in worse outcomes in working memory and organizational tasks.

Scarlett et al. (2026) studied this question.

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