ArticleMaternal and child health journal2016
Early Childhood Adversity and Pregnancy Outcomes.
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94 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.
- Operationalizing psychological trauma in pregnancy: A systematic review.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2026Pooled it
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- Parental Preconception Adversity and Offspring Health in African Americans: A Systematic Review of Intergenerational Studies.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2023Pooled it
- Associations of Mitochondrial Function, Stress, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Early Life: A Systematic Review.Developmental neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Total Adverse Childhood Experiences and Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review.Maternal and child health journal · 2021Pooled it
- The impact of childhood trauma on psychological interventions for depression during pregnancy and postpartum: a systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2021Pooled it
- Reproductive Health of Women Veterans: A Systematic Review of the Literature from 2008 to 2017.Seminars in reproductive medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Adverse perinatal events are associated with postpartum depression and anxiety in women veterans.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2026Article
- Triple Network Neuroplasticity and Perinatal Mood Symptoms from Preconception to Postpartum: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Perinatal interventions for parents with exposure to adverse childhood experiences: A narrative review of suitability for implementation in primary care.Infant mental health journal · 2026Review
- Childhood adversity, benevolent experiences, and perceived stress among pregnant women in Mexico: psychosocial determinants of maternal well-being in a middle-income setting.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Observational
- Children with speech and language delay aged 2-10 Years in Palestine: A case-control study of socio-demographic, biological, familial, and environmental factors.SAGE open medicine · 2026Article
- Generational disparities in maternal healthcare: a life-course perspective on social determinants in Kersa, Eastern Ethiopia.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Antenatal Depression: The Mediating Role of Social Support.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- When a Parent Is Born: An Integrated Approach to Perinatal Mental Health and Early Risk Screening.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Associations of maternal neighborhood and trauma-related stressors with mitochondrial DNA copy number and telomere length in maternal and cord blood.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Associations of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) with pregnancy outcomes in people with cardiac disease.European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2025Article
- Integrated care for multi-domain vulnerability during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
- Adverse life events among bedouin and jewish women and the risk for postpartum depressive symptoms.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
- A systematic review on the assessment of pregnancy-specific psychological trauma during pregnancy: A call to action.AJOG global reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and pregnancy outcomes; to explore mediators of this association including psychiatric illness and health habits.
methodsExposure to ACEs was determined by the Early Trauma Inventory Self Report Short Form; psychiatric diagnoses were generated by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview administered in a cohort of 2303 pregnant women. Linear regression and structural equation modeling bootstrapping approaches tested for multiple mediators.
resultsEach additional ACE decreased birth weight by 16.33 g and decreased gestational age by 0.063. Smoking was the strongest mediator of the effect on gestational age.
conclusionsACEs have an enduring effect on maternal reproductive health, as manifested by mothers' delivery of offspring that were of reduced birth weight and shorter gestational age.
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