Journal article
Parenting after a history of childhood maltreatment: A scoping review and map of evidence in the perinatal period
C Chamberlain, G Gee, S Harfield, S Campbell, S Brennan, Y Clark, F Mensah, K Arabena, H Herrman, S Brown, J Atkinson, J Nicholson, D Gartland, K Glover, A Mitchell, C Atkinson, H McLachlan, S Andrews, T Hirvoven, N Ralph Show all
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background and aims Child maltreatment is a global health priority affecting up to half of all children worldwide, with profound and ongoing impacts on physical, social and emotional wellbeing. The perinatal period (pregnancy to two years postpartum) is critical for parents with a history of childhood maltreatment. Parents may experience ‘triggering’ of trauma responses during perinatal care or caring for their distressed infant. The long-lasting relational effects may impede the capacity of parents to nurture their children and lead to intergenerational cycles of trauma. Conversely, the perinatal period offers a unique life-course opportunity for parental healing and prevention of child mal..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Work on this review was supported by a grant from the Lowitja Institute Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Cooperative Research Centre (CRC). CC was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellowship (1088813), and Australian Endeavour Award (2017). FM was supported by NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (1111160). SB was supported by an NHMRC Research Fellowship (1103976). HH was supported by an Australian NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (1080820). Research at MCRI is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.