The impact of maternal adverse childhood experiences and prenatal depressive symptoms on foetal attachment: Preliminary evidence from expectant mothers across eight middle-income countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 612-619
Author(s):  
Ruth Harriet Brown ◽  
Manuel Eisner ◽  
Susan Walker ◽  
Mark Tomlinson ◽  
Pasco Fearon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Expectant Mothers ◽  
The Impact

The impact of maternal adverse childhood experiences and prenatal depressive symptoms on foetal attachment: Preliminary evidence from expectant mothers across eight middle-income countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Brown ◽  
Manuel Eisner ◽  
Susan Walker ◽  
Mark Tomlinson ◽  
Pasco Fearon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Prenatal Depression ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Expectant Mothers

Mothers from middle-income countries (MIC) are estimated to have higher rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and depression during pregnancy compared to mothers from high income countries. Prenatal depression can adversely impact on a mother's feelings towards her foetus and has thus been hypothesised to be partially responsible for intergenerational transmission of risk associated with maternal ACEs. However, the extent to which prenatal depressive symptoms mediate the association between maternal ACEs and foetal attachment is unknown. The current study investigated this question in a multi-country sample of mothers in their third trimester of pregnancy. Expectant mothers (n = 1,185) from eight MICs completed measures of foetal attachment, ACEs and prenatal depression. Full-sample path mediation analyses, adjusting for relevant covariates, suggested an overall full mediating effect of prenatal depression, as the relationship between ACEs and foetal attachment became non-significant when adding maternal depression as a mediator. However, at the individual-country level, both positive and negative effects of ACEs on foetal attachment were observed after the inclusion of depressive symptoms as a mediator, suggesting that cultural and geographical factors may influence a mother’s empathic development after ACE exposure. The findings reinforce the importance of screening for prenatal depression during antenatal care in MICs. Addressing prenatal depression within maternal health care may support foetal attachment and contribute to reducing the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage.

Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on the Mother-Infant Social-Emotional Well-Being in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 316-321
Author(s):  
Nazish Imran ◽  
Sumbul Liaqat ◽  
Zubair Hassan Bodla ◽  
Muhammad Zeshan ◽  
Sadiq Naveed
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Low And Middle Income

scholarly journals EFFECT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON DAILY SUPPORT TO FAMILY AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING IN ADULTHOOD

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S235-S235
Author(s):  
Jooyoung Kong ◽  
Yin Liu ◽  
David Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Well Being ◽  
National Study ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Extensive evidence suggests that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can lead to negative health effects across a lifetime. This study examines the impact of ACEs on the frequency of providing daily support (i.e., unpaid assistance, emotional support, and disability-related assistance) to family members and the moderating effects of ACEs in the association between providing daily support to family and daily negative affect. Using the National Study of Daily Experiences II, we analyzed a total of 14,912 daily interviews from 2,022 respondents aged 56 on average. Key results showed that a greater number of ACEs were associated with providing more frequent emotional support to family. We also found the significant interaction effect that adults with more ACEs showed greater negative affect on the days when they provided assistance to family members with disabilities. The findings underscore the long-term negative impact of ACEs on daily well-being in the context of family relationships.

Maternal adverse childhood experiences and postpartum depressive symptoms in young, low-income women

2021 ◽  
Vol 296 ◽  
pp. 113679
Author(s):  
Sunny H. Shin ◽  
Gabriela Ksinan Jiskrova ◽  
Tiffany Kimbrough ◽  
Karen Tabb Dina ◽  
Elizabeth Overall Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Postpartum Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Low Income Women

scholarly journals Adverse childhood experiences, daytime salivary cortisol, and depressive symptoms in early adulthood: a longitudinal genetically informed twin study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleonora Iob ◽  
Jessie R. Baldwin ◽  
Robert Plomin ◽  
Andrew Steptoe
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Hpa Axis ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Cumulative Exposure ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Cortisol Levels

AbstractDysregulated hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA)-axis function might underlie the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and depression. However, limited research has examined the possible mediating role of the HPA-axis among young people using longitudinal data. Moreover, it remains unclear whether genetic influences could contribute to these associations. Participants were 290 children from the Twins Early Development Study. ACEs were assessed from age 3–11 years. We calculated a cumulative risk score and also derived different ACEs clusters using factor analysis and latent class analysis. HPA-axis activity was indexed by daytime salivary cortisol at age 11. Depressive symptoms were ascertained at age 21. Genetic liability to altered cortisol levels and elevated depressive symptoms was measured using a twin-based method. We performed causal mediation analysis with mixed-effects regression models. The results showed that ACEs cumulative exposure (b = −0.20, p = 0.03), bullying (b = −0.61, p = 0.01), and emotional abuse (b = −0.84, p = 0.02) were associated with lower cortisol levels at age 11. Among participants exposed to multiple ACEs, lower cortisol was related to higher depressive symptoms at age 21 (b = −0.56, p = 0.05). Lower cortisol levels mediated around 10–20% of the total associations of ACEs cumulative exposure, bullying, and dysfunctional parenting/emotional abuse with higher depressive symptoms. Genetic factors contributed to these associations, but the mediation effects of cortisol in the associations of ACEs cumulative exposure (b = 0.16 [0.02–0.34]) and bullying (b = 0.18 [0.01–0.43]) remained when genetic confounding was accounted for. In conclusion, ACEs were linked to elevated depressive symptoms in early adulthood partly through lower cortisol levels in early adolescence, and these relationships were independent of genetic confounding.

Relationship between adverse childhood experiences and illness anxiety in irritable bowel syndrome – The impact of gender

2020 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 109846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Berens ◽  
Philine Banzhaf ◽  
David Baumeister ◽  
Annika Gauss ◽  
Wolfgang Eich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Illness Anxiety ◽  
Irritable Bowel ◽  
The Impact

A systematic review of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with people with intellectual disabilities: an unsafe gap in the literature

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloe Crompton ◽  
Bethany Duncan ◽  
Graham Simpson-Adkins
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
World Health ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to systematically review the available evidence that explores adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in people with intellectual disabilities (PwID). It is important to systematically review this literature as, to date, there is little known about the number of studies in this area, despite the World Health Organization declaring ACE prevention and support as a global public health priority. Design/methodology/approach Published studies were identified from electronic database searches. Key journals and reference lists were also hand searched. Findings Two studies met the inclusion criteria and the prevalence and frequency of ACEs experienced by participants of these studies analysed. Overall, due to the small number of studies meeting the inclusion criteria, it is difficult to establish any meaningful conclusions. Originality/value This appears to be the first systematic review to try and identify a research base looking at the prevalence of ACEs within a PwID population. Findings suggest that this is a highly neglected area of research, and the authors hope to have identified that further evidence is required to draw clearer conclusions about the impact of ACEs on PwID.

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