Journal article
Vulnerability to intimate partner violence and poor mental health in the first 4-year postpartum among mothers reporting childhood abuse: an Australian pregnancy cohort study
D Gartland, H Woolhouse, R Giallo, E McDonald, K Hegarty, F Mensah, H Herrman, SJ Brown
Archives of Women S Mental Health | SPRINGER WIEN | Published : 2016
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate intergenerational patterns of abuse and trauma and the health consequences for women in the early childbearing years. A prospective pregnancy cohort of 1507 nulliparous women (≦24 weeks gestation) were recruited in Melbourne, Australia, 2003–2005. Follow-up was scheduled in late pregnancy, 3-, 6- and 12-month and 4-year postpartum. Childhood abuse was retrospectively reported at 4-year postpartum using the Child Maltreatment History Self Report. Intimate partner violence (IPV) was assessed at 1- and 4-year postpartum with the Composite Abuse Scale. Maternal depressive symptoms were assessed in all follow-ups using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depressio..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We are extremely grateful to all of the women taking part in the study, to the members of the Maternal Health Study Collaborative Group (Christine MacArthur, Kelsey Hegarty, Jane Gunn, Shaun Brennecke, PeterWein and Jane Yelland), who contributed to the design of study instruments and to the members of the Maternal Study Health Study research team, who have contributed to data collection and coding (Sue Perlen, Ann Krastev, Ellie McDonald, Marion Tait, Liesje Brice, Maggie Flood, Kay Paton, Renee Paxton and Martine Spaull). This research was supported by funding from The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Grant nos. 199222, 433006 and 491205); a VicHealth Research Fellowship (SB), an ARC Future Fellowship (SB), an NHMRC Caeer Development Fellowship no. 491205 (SB) and an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship no. 1037449 (FM); and a grant from the Medical Research and Technology in Victoria Fund (ANZ Trustees) and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.