ArticleObstetric medicine2017
Childhood maltreatment and inflammation among pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: A pilot study.
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- Adverse childhood experiences and risk of diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2022Pooled it
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- A Brief Historic Review of Research on Early Life Stress and Inflammation across the Lifespan.Neuroimmunomodulation · 2025Review
- Childhood Maltreatment and Perinatal Complications: A Scoping Review of Official Health Data.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Article
- Longitudinal course of endocannabinoids andPsychological medicine · 2023Article
- Associations of Adverse Childhood Experiences With Pregnancy and Infant Health.American journal of preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Exposure to childhood maltreatment and systemic inflammation across pregnancy: The moderating role of depressive symptomatology.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2022Article
- Childhood adversity, prenatal depression, and maternal inflammation across pregnancy.Obstetric medicine · 2022Article
- Maternal History of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Pregnancy.Psychosomatic medicine · 2020Article
- Early adversity and the regulation of gene expression: Implications for prenatal health.Current opinion in behavioral sciences · 2019Article
- Inflammation: A Proposed Intermediary Between Maternal Stress and Offspring Neuropsychiatric Risk.Biological psychiatry · 2019Review
- The role of inflammation in the association between gestational diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea: A pilot study.Obstetric medicine · 2018Article
- Co-occurrence of preconception maternal childhood adversity and opioid use during pregnancy: Implications for offspring brain development.Neurotoxicology and teratologyArticle
- Psychological Stress During Childhood and Adolescence and Its Association With Inflammation Across the Lifespan: A Critical Review and Meta-Analysis.Psychological bulletinArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWomen with childhood maltreatment histories are at increased risk for adverse birth outcomes. Mechanisms explaining this link are poorly understood. Past research is limited by sampling pregnant women at low risk for adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
methodsThis pilot study was a secondary data analysis of 24 women with gestational diabetes mellitus; 17% of the sample also reported a maltreatment history. Women provided a blood sample to measure inflammatory cytokines and insulin resistance, and saliva samples to measure diurnal cortisol. Birth outcomes for past and current pregnancies were recorded.
resultsHistories of maltreatment were associated with elevated interleukin-15 and a marginally greater incidence of preterm delivery in current and past pregnancies.
conclusionsThis pilot study was the first to demonstrate an association between childhood maltreatment history and inflammatory cytokine levels in pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus.
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