The role of perinatal perceived stress in the setting of adverse childhood experience and perinatal anxiety and depressive symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are highly prevalent, with long-lasting effects on physical and mental health that vary among individuals across their lifespan. Notably, ACE is associated with depression and anxiety disorders, which are major public health concerns. However, the factors involved in the detrimental effects of ACE on women in the perinatal period, a time of heightened vulnerability to physical and mental health outcomes for both mothers and their offspring, require further investigation.

Methods

To investigate the role of perceived stress in the association between ACE and maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms across the perinatal period, we included 138 pregnant women recruited for a prospective longitudinal study that examined the effects o

SUBMITTER: Ilori F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12751169 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature