BACKGROUND: this study analyzed the scientific production of the last five years on maternal depression, particularly the repercussions of depression on mother-child interaction and its implications for child development. PURPOSE: to check the effects of maternal depression on mother-child interaction, and examine its implications on the child development, especially on language. CONCLUSION: the conducted literature review shows that maternal depression affects not only the mother but also the overall development of the baby. The studies showed that the effects of maternal depression may negatively affect child development, language can trigger disorders, behavioral, affective, cognitive and social. Therefore, maternal depression, at a certain time after birth, may come to interfere with bonding between mother and baby and therefore should be treated as early as possible.
Depression, Postpartum; Child Development