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Medhin et al. BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10:32 /1471-244X/10/32 R E S E A R C H A R T I C L E Open Access Research article The effect of maternal common mental disorders on infant undernutrition in Butajira, Ethiopia: The P-MaMiE study 1 2,3 3 2 4 5 6 Girmay Medhin* , Charlotte Hanlon , Michael Dewey , Atalay Alem , Fikru Tesfaye , Zufan Lakew , Bogale Worku , 2 2 7 3 8,9 3 Mesfin Aray , Abdulreshid Abdulahi , Mark Tomlinson , Marcus Hughes , Vikram Patel and Martin Prince Abstract Background: Although maternal common mental disorder (CMD) appears to be a risk factor for infant undernutrition in South Asian countries, the position in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is unclear Methods: A population-based cohort of 1065 women, in the third trimester of pregnancy, was identified from the demographic surveillance site (DSS) in Butajira, to investigate the effect of maternal CMD on infant undernutrition in a predominantly rural Ethiopian population. Participants were interviewed at recruitment and at two months post- partum. Maternal CMD was measured using the locally validated Self-Reported Questionnaire (score of ≥ six indicating high levels of CMD). Infant anthropometry was recorded at six and twelve months of age. Result: The prevalence of CMD was 12% during pregnancy and 5% at the two month postnatal time-point. In bivariate analysis antenatal CMD which had resolved after delivery predicted underweight at twelve months (OR = 1.71; 95% CI: 1.05, 2.50). There were no other statistically significant differences in the prevalence of underweight or stunte