Maternal Childhood Abuse and Children's Emotional-Behavioral Difficulties: Intergenerational Transmission via Birth Outcomes and Psychosocial Health

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This study was approved by the following human research ethics committees: La Trobe University (2002/38); Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne (2002/23); Southern Health, Melbourne (2002-099B); Angliss Hospital, Melbourne (2002), Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne (27056A). This research was supported by project grants from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and from the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. Stephanie Brown was supported by a VicHealth Public Health Research Fellowship, a NHMRC Career Development Award and Senior Research Fellowship, and an ARC Future Fellowship; and Rebecca Giallo and Fiona Mensah were supported by a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship. We are extremely grateful to the women taking part in the study, to members of the Maternal Health Study Collaborative Group, and to members of the Maternal Health Study research team who have contributed to data collection and coding. The ideas expressed and data appearing in this article have not been previously disseminated.