ArticlePloS one2012
The association between maltreatment in childhood and pre-pregnancy obesity in women attending an antenatal clinic in Australia.
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- Life adverse experiences in relation with obesity and binge eating disorder: A systematic review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2016Pooled it
- Obesity, traumatic brain injury, childhood abuse, and suicide attempts in females at risk.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation NursesPooled it
- Adolescent Risk Factors for Adult Pre-Pregnancy Obesity and High Gestational Weight Gain: A Longitudinal Study.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2025Article
- Navigating weight, risk and lifestyle conversations in maternity care: a qualitative study among pregnant women with obesity.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Risk of Abnormal Body Mass Index: A Global Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Multiple mediation of the association between childhood emotional abuse and adult obesity by anxiety and bulimia - a sample from bariatric surgery candidates and healthy controls.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The forgotten patient: A psychological perspective on the implementation of bariatric surgery guidelines.Obesity science & practice · 2023Review
- The prevalence and nature of multi-type child maltreatment in Australia.The Medical journal of Australia · 2023Article
- Childhood Adversity Predicts Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI but not Gestational Weight Gain.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and pre-pregnancy body mass index in the HUNT study: A population-based cohort study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Intergenerational transmission of the effects of maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment on offspring obesity risk: A fetal programming perspective.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2020Review
- Associations Between Maternal Exposure to Child Abuse, Preterm Birth, and Very Preterm Birth in Young, Nulliparous Women.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Article
- Developmental Trajectories of Early Life Stress and Trauma: A Narrative Review on Neurobiological Aspects Beyond Stress System Dysregulation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Review
- An exploratory study of whether pregnancy outcomes influence maternal self-reported history of child maltreatment.Child abuse & neglect · 2018Observational
- Examination of the role of obesity in the association between childhood trauma and inflammation during pregnancy.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2018Article
- Associations of childhood maltreatment with pre-pregnancy obesity and maternal postpartum mental health: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Article
- Childhood maltreatment and the risk of pre-pregnancy obesity and excessive gestational weight gain.Maternal & child nutrition · 2016Article
- Abuse in Childhood or Adolescence and Gestational Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.American journal of preventive medicine · 2016Article
- Maternal Childhood Adversity, Prepregnancy Obesity, and Gestational Weight Gain.American journal of preventive medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionObesity in pregnancy is associated with increased risk of complications and adverse outcomes in mother and child. Childhood adverse experiences are known to have numerous negative physical and emotional sequelae. We aimed to examine if exposure to abuse and/or neglect in childhood increased the likelihood of pre-pregnancy obesity.
methodsDemographic and clinical data including weight, height, mental health as measured by the General Health Questionnaire and exposure to childhood trauma as measured by the childhood trauma questionnaire was collected from 239 women attending antenatal care at an Australian tertiary hospital.
resultsMore than one quarter of women were obese prior to pregnancy and approximately 20% of women self reported experiencing moderate to severe physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Almost 60% of women scored in the clinical range on the GHQ. Pre-pregnancy obesity in women attending antenatal care was associated with a self-reported history of emotional or physical abuse with those exposed to moderate or severe emotional or physical abuse having increased odds of being obese prior to pregnancy (O.R. and 95% CI: 2.40; 1.19-4.84 and 2.38; 1.18-4.79 respectively). There was no significant association between other forms of childhood maltreatment, demographic or current mental health status and pre-pregnancy obesity.
conclusionsThe high rates of obesity, mental health problems and self reported childhood maltreatment in the Australian antenatal population are serious public health concerns due to the extra health risks conferred on mother and offspring. Exposure to physical or emotional abuse during childhood increases the likelihood of obesity in women attending antenatal care. Further research is required to determine reasons for this association.
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