Adverse Childhood Experiences

New Publication: Profiles of Stressful Life Experiences in Pregnancy
Dr. Gia Barboza-Salerno and Taylor Harrington publish new research in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth identifying five distinct antenatal stress profiles and their links to adverse birth outcomes.
2026-09-02
Profiles of stressful life experiences in pregnancy: a latent class approach linking early childhood adversity, intimate partner coercive control, and material hardship to adverse birth outcomes
Using latent class analysis of 5,280 Kansas PRAMS participants, this study identifies five distinct antenatal stress profiles and links them to adverse birth outcomes including low birth weight, small for gestational age, and preterm birth.
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