Maternal adverse childhood experiences and perinatal outcomes: A retrospective inceptive cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with poor health and social outcomes in adulthood. However, research on the relationship between ACEs and perinatal outcomes remains limited, and the effect of cumulative ACEs on perinatal outcomes has not yet been established. This study examines the association between maternal exposure to multiple ACEs and perinatal outcomes.

Material and methods

The study comprised a cohort study of 1,253 women enrolled in the national prenatal healthcare program in Sweden 2012-2013. In early pregnancy and one year after childbirth the women completed a total of 3 questionnaires that included questions on ACEs, mode of delivery, and birth complications. ACEs were grouped as involving 0, 1-3, or ≥4 categories according to pr

SUBMITTER: Troeng A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12654885 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature