Studies how infants of depressed mothers respond to facial emotions
Tests infant attention to emotional faces in babies whose mothers have postpartum depression.
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Registry title: Development of Attentional Biases for Affective Cues in Infants of Mothers With Depression
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- Where
- Binghamton, United StatesSee the site
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- Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, United StatesTaking people
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Trial details
- Who runs it
- Binghamton University
- Trial code
- NCT06835855
- Record updated
- 30 September 2026
- Original description
The goal of this study is to examine attentional biases for facial displays of emotion as a mechanism of risk in infants of mothers with postpartum major depression, and the potential role of infant arousal in the development of these attentional biases.Read full original descriptionShow less
Development of Attentional Biases for Affective Cues in Infants of Mothers With Depression
The goal of this study is to examine attentional biases for facial displays of emotion as a mechanism of risk in infants of mothers with postpartum major depression, and the potential role of infant arousal in the development of these attentional biases.
Inclusion: The high-risk group (n = 150) will consist of women with at least one episode of MDD since their baby's birth; To qualify for the low-risk group (n = 75), women cannot have a history of any depressive disorder or any current psychiatric diagnoses; Infants will be required to be singleton children born full-term (> 37 weeks) and normal weight (> 2,500 grams) with no birth complications or health problems to avoid medical complications contributing to infants' attention, reactivity, and regulation measures; The two groups will be matched on demographic factors (e.g., age, race/ethnicity, income).
Exclusion: Additional exclusion criteria are diagnoses of alcohol or substance use disorders currently or at any point during pregnancy, or lifetime history of bipolar or psychotic disorders.