There is growing evidence that post

There is growing evidence that postnatally depressed
mothers have difficulties responding appropriately to their
infants (see Murray et al., 2010, for a review of this literature).
Although these difficulties may adversely influence subsequent
child development (Yarrow et al., 1984), including
problems in infant learning, attention, language, and emotional
regulation (Goodman, 2004; Murray et al., 2010; Stein
et al., 2008), the mechanisms involved in this process have not
been fully elucidated. In particular, the question of whether
and how depression-associated cognitive biases may explain
the adverse effects of postnatal depression on offspring
development has not been adequately addressed. One of the