Intergenerational Impacts of Family Violence - Mothers and Children in a Large Prospective Pregnancy Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Violence and other adversities commonly co-occur, yet are usually investigated individually. The primary objectives of this paper are to investigate: (i) the relationship between maternal exposure to violence (including childhood abuse and intimate partner violence) and postpartum mental and physical health; and (ii) the extent to which exposure to violence and poor maternal mental and physical health are associated with children's emotional-behavioral difficulties.

Methods

Prospective pregnancy cohort (n = 1507) followed up to 4 year postpartum. Validated measures used: Composite Abuse Scale; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, SF-36, Child Maltreatment History Self Report; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to investigate as

SUBMITTER: Gartland D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6833344 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature