Adverse childhood experiences, resilience, and cannabis use in early motherhood.

ABSTRACT: Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is associated with increased risk of substance use in women, including cannabis use during pregnancy. Less is known, however, about how resilience factors moderate the association of ACEs on cannabis use in early motherhood. We used survey data from 126 predominately low-income and diverse mothers enrolled in a longitudinal study in the South Central U.S. Multiple logistic regression models evaluated associations between ACEs and cannabis use through three years postpartum, stratified by resilience scores (median split). Adjusted models controlled for sociodemographic factors, postnatal depression, and prenatal substance use. Average predicted probabilities were estimated from fully adjusted models. Among individuals with high resilience, ea

SUBMITTER: Roland A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12368428 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature