Dataset of The distinct influence of different maternal mental health symptom profiles on infant sleep during the first year postpartum: a cross-sectional survey

The distinct influence of different, but comorbid, maternal mental health difficulties, such as postpartum depression, anxiety, or childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) on infant sleep is unknown, although maternal mental health was reported to be associated with infant sleep. This paper first aimed to associations between maternal mental health symptoms and infant sleep. Second, it aimed to exploratory obtain maternal mental health symptom profiles from maternal mental health symptoms. Finally, it aimed to investigate the distinct influence of these maternal mental health symptom profiles on infant sleep, when including mediators (i.e., maternal perception of infant temperament and method to fall asleep) and moderators (maternal educational level and infant age).

This dataset contains data on the mental health (i.e., CB-PTSD, depression, anxiety) of 410 mothers with an infant aged between 3 to 12 months old. Information on infant sleep and temperament (negative emotionality) was collected via standardised maternal-report questionnaires (City BiTS, EPDS, HADS, BISQ, and IBQ-R very short form). Sociodemographic data such as maternal age, marital status, educational level, infant age, and week of gestation are reported.

This dataset is related to: Sandoz, V.; Lacroix, A.; Stuijfzand, S.; Bickle Graz, M.; Horsch, A. Maternal Mental Health Symptom Profiles and Infant Sleep: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 1625. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12071625.