ArticleAnnals of epidemiology2020
Combinations of adverse childhood events and risk of postpartum depression among mothers enrolled in a home visiting program.
Article in Annals of epidemiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2025Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Antenatal Depression: The Mediating Role of Social Support.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- Protective factors for psychosocial outcomes following cumulative childhood adversity: systematic review.BJPsych open · 2023Review
- A Review of Factors that Serve to Protect Pregnant and Post-partum Women from Negative Outcomes Associated with Adverse Childhood Experiences.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Review
- Latent Classes of Adverse and Benevolent Childhood Experiences in a Multinational Sample of Parents and Their Relation to Parent, Child, and Family Functioning during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Patient-Provider Trust as a Key Component of Prenatal Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES): A Concept Analysis.Journal of midwifery & women's healthReview
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to examine how combinations of adverse childhood events (ACEs) contribute to the risk of postpartum depression and the mediating role of prenatal social support.
methodsThe Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale Questionnaire and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Questionnaire were used to measure the study's exposure and outcome. Among a cohort of 419 mothers enrolled in a home visiting (HV) program, latent class analyses were used to identify classes of ACEs exposure. General linear models assessed the risk of postpartum depression, and prenatal social support was examined as a mediator.
resultsFour distinct classes of ACE exposure were identified. On the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale, mothers who were classified in Classes 1-3 scored higher by 2.6-4.4 points compared with women in Class 0. ACE class was found to be indirectly associated with postpartum depression scores through prenatal social support.
conclusionsIdentifying combinations of ACEs in an HV program has the potential to improve the characterization of ACEs among low-income perinatal women in the United States. Elucidating how these combinations contribute to the risk of postpartum depression has the potential to identify women at increased risk, which can help HV programs prioritize prevention efforts.
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