학술논문

Maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment and adverse birth outcomes
Document Type
article
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023)
Subject
Medicine
Science
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract Exposure to traumatic events during pregnancy may influence pregnancy and birth outcomes. Growing evidence suggests that exposure to traumatic events well before pregnancy, such as childhood maltreatment (CM), also may influence the course of pregnancy and risk of adverse birth outcomes. We aimed to estimate associations between maternal CM exposure and small-for-gestational-age birth (SGA) and preterm birth (PTB) in a diverse US sample, and to examine whether common CM-associated health and behavioral sequelae either moderate or mediate these associations. The Measurement of Maternal Stress (MOMS) Study was a prospective cohort study that enrolled 744 healthy English-speaking participants ≥ 18 years with a singleton pregnancy, who were