ReviewBMC pregnancy and childbirth2015
Maternal history of childhood sexual abuse and preterm birth: an epidemiologic review.
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- Does a maternal history of abuse before pregnancy affect pregnancy outcomes? A systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Pooled it
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- The association between pre-pregnancy and first-trimester hair cortisol and preterm birth: a causal inference model.European journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Paternal and maternal exposures to adverse childhood experiences and spontaneous fetal loss: a nationwide cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Childbirth experiences of women with a history of physical, sexual, and child abuse: a cross-sectional study of 2,575 Russian women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment and adverse birth outcomes.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Influences of adversity across the lifespan on respiratory sinus arrhythmia during pregnancy.Developmental psychobiology · 2021Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and lifetime adverse maternal outcomes (gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy) in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.Annals of epidemiology · 2020Article
- The effects of adverse childhood experiences on pregnancy-related anxiety and acceptance of motherhood role.African health sciences · 2020Article
- Adverse childhood experiences are associated with increased risk of miscarriage in a national population-based cohort study in England.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
- Childhood abuse, intimate partner violence, and placental abruption among Peruvian women.Annals of epidemiology · 2019Article
- Social Support During Pregnancy Modifies the Association Between Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Infant Birth Size.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Article
- Thinking Across Generations: Unique Contributions of Maternal Early Life and Prenatal Stress to Infant Physiology.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2017Article
- Maternal childhood cardiometabolic risk factors and pregnancy complications.Annals of epidemiology · 2017Article
- Childhood abuse and suicidal ideation in a cohort of pregnant Peruvian women.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2016Article
- Childhood Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence and Risk of Migraine Among Pregnant Women: An Epidemiologic Study.Headache · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundHistory of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is highly prevalent with as many as one in four American women being victims. Exposure to CSA or other early life traumatic experiences has been associated with adverse reproductive and pregnancy outcomes. However, the effects of CSA on preterm delivery (PTB), a leading cause of neonatal mortality, remain poorly understood. The objectives of this review are (i) to synthesize the available research investigating the relationship between maternal history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and preterm delivery (PTB); (ii) to provide suggestions for improving future research on this topic; and (iii) to highlight implications for clinical practice and public health.
methodsRelevant articles were identified through searches of four electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science Core Collection and BIOSIS Online) for studies published before March 2014, as well as through reviewing references of published articles.
resultsA total of six studies published from 1992 to 2010 were included in this review. Overall, findings were inconsistent. Three studies reported statistically significant associations of CSA with PTB (<37 weeks gestation) or shorter mean gestational age at birth. Women with a history of CSA had 2.6 to 4.8-fold increased odds of PTB as compared with women without a history of CSA. Three other studies did not observe statistically significant differences in rates of PTB or mean gestational age at birth in relation to a history of CSA.
conclusionsAvailable evidence on this topic is sparse and inconsistent, and limited by a number of methodological challenges. Given the ubiquity of CSA, as well as the clinical and public health significance of PTB, more rigorously designed epidemiologic studies on the association between CSA and PTB are warranted.
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