Journal article
Childhood sexual abuse and maternal social and financial resources, mental health, and parenting outcomes in pregnancy and early parenthood: a multicohort observational study
Elizabeth A Spry, Stephanie R Aarsman, S Ghazaleh Dashti, Helena McAnally, Christopher J Greenwood, Hayley Guiney, Raquel Catalao, Jay Belsky, Jacqui A Macdonald, Primrose Letcher, Delyse M Hutchinson, Kimberly C Thomson, Ebony J Biden, Jennifer McIntosh, Louise M Howard, Stephanie J Brown, Jessica A Kerr, George C Patton, Reremoana Theodore, Robert J Hancox Show all
The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health | Elsevier BV | Published : 2026
Abstract
Background Up to one in five women experience childhood sexual abuse (CSA) globally. Pregnancy and early parenthood might represent a time of heightened vulnerability for women who have experienced CSA. We aimed to describe disparities in social and financial resources, mental health, and parenting in pregnancy and early parenthood, between women reporting experience of CSA and women not reporting experience of CSA. Methods This multicohort observational study included data from three longitudinal, population-based, preconception cohorts, two in Australia and one in New Zealand. The Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study (VIHCS) included 398 women with 609 children; the Australian T..
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