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ArticleMaternal and child health journal2023

Childhood Adversity Predicts Maternal Pre-Pregnancy BMI but not Gestational Weight Gain.

Savannah A Girod, Cheryl Buehler, Lauren G Bailes, Esther M Leerkes, Laurie Wideman, Lenka H Shriver

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Article in Maternal and child health journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Savannah A GirodUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro, PO Box 26170, 27402, Greensboro, NC, USA. sasommer@uncg.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5960-7021
Cheryl BuehlerUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro, PO Box 26170, 27402, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Lauren G BailesVanderbilt University, 230 Appleton Place #5721, 37203, Nashville, TN, USA.
Esther M LeerkesUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro, PO Box 26170, 27402, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Laurie WidemanUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro, PO Box 26170, 27402, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Lenka H ShriverUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro, PO Box 26170, 27402, Greensboro, NC, USA.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

Human Development: Interdisiplinary Research TrainingT32HD007376 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BELGER, AYSENIL, PROPPER, CATHI BARBRA · 1988 to 2020
$8.0M
Biopsychosocial predictors of obesity during the first 2 years of lifeR01HD093662 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO · PI LEERKES, ESTHER M · 2018 to 2023
$3.1M
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R01HD093662Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development T32-HD007376NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD093662NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007376
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionObesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy have lasting implications for both women and infant health. Adverse childhood experiences and stressful life events have been associated with pre-pregnancy obesity and excessive gestational weight gain. However, the effect of each has been examined independently and scant work has investigated the effects of both in the same analysis. The current study examined the unique and conjoint effects of adverse childhood experiences and recent stressful life events on women's pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain.

methodsA racially and socioeconomically diverse sample of 176 pregnant women completed questionnaires and anthropometric measurements during the third trimester and two months postpartum.

resultsMaternal adverse childhood experiences were uniquely associated with pre-pregnancy BMI (β = 0.21, p = .02), but not gestational weight gain. Recent stressful life events did not uniquely predict pre-pregnancy BMI or gestational weight gain, nor did it explain the association between adverse childhood experiences and pre-pregnancy BMI. Adverse childhood experiences and recent stressful life events did not interact to predict either of the women's weight outcomes. DISCUSSION: Adverse childhood experiences have lasting unique effects on women's pre-pregnancy BMI. Obesity is related to several perinatal health issues for the mother and child, thus understanding the effects of childhood adversity on women's weight outcomes is critical. Routine screening for ACEs among women of childbearing age and pregnant women, paired with referrals and educational resources, can mitigate the deleterious effects of childhood adversity on women and infant health.

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Adverse Childhood ExperiencesGestational Weight GainBody Mass IndexChildFemaleHumansObesityParturitionPregnancyWeight GainACEsLife eventsObesityPregnancyWeight gain

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PMID36807237
PMCPMC11973922
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