Adolescent and young adult parental antecedent of health and development in the first year of life

在过去的50年里，青春期生殖成熟与第一次生育之间的差距已经扩大到大约20年。与此同时，精神障碍和药物使用的增加有可能影响婴儿及其母亲的健康。这项研究将建立在20年的工作基础上，在1000名后代中测试早产、产后抑郁和早期母子关系等问题可能受到早期心理健康和行为影响的程度。

In the past 50 years the gap between reproductive maturity at puberty and first childbirth has extended to around 2 decades. This coincides with a rise in mental disorders and substance use that has the potential to affect the health of babies and their mothers. This study will build on 20 years of work to test in a 1000 offspring the extent to which problems such as prematurity, post-natal depression and early mother-child relationships may be affected by earlier mental health and behaviour.