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Publication - Research and analysis

Growing Up In Scotland: Maternal mental health and its impact on child behaviour and development

Published
29 April 2010
ISBN
9780755983100

This document reports how many mothers in Scotland experience poor mental health in the first four years of their child’s life, as well as the characteristics of these women. It further shows the impacts of maternal mental health on child development and behaviour.

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