A role for adverse childhood experiences and depression in preeclampsia

• Published in: Journal of clinical and translational science Vol. 8; no. 1; p. e25
• Main Authors: Myers, Monica, Gumusoglu, Serena, Brandt, Debra, Stroud, Amy, Hunter, Stephen K, Vignato, Julie, Nuckols, Virginia, Pierce, Gary L, Santillan, Mark K, Santillan, Donna A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Cambridge University Press 2024
• Subjects: Adverse childhood experiences; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Children; Demographics; depression; Emotional disorders; Ethnicity; Hispanic Americans; Hypertension; Imprisonment; Medical records; Mental depression; Mood disorders; Morbidity; Mortality; neglect; Obstetrics; Postpartum depression; Pre-eclampsia; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Questionnaires; Risk factors; trauma; United States > US; trauma; depression; Preeclampsia; adverse childhood experiences; neglect

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a measure of childhood adversity and are associated with life-long morbidity. The impacts of ACEs on peripartum health including preeclampsia, a common and dangerous hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, remain unclear, however. Therefore, we aimed to determine...