Associations between adverse childhood experiences and perinatal outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the frequency of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) among a cohort of pregnant women (primary outcome) and explore their association with prematurity, pre-eclampsia, and fetal growth restriction (secondary outcomes).

Methods

The Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire - ACE-IQ was applied to patients during prenatal visits. Information on perinatal outcomes was collected from medical records. The proportion of total ACE and its different domains was estimated. Multiple logistic regressions were performed to assess the association between ACE and outcomes, after adjusting for possible confounding factors.

Results

A cohort of 307 pregnant women completed the ACE-IQ. The results in the binary and frequency versions were, respecti

SUBMITTER: Kuperman NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12744608 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature