Associations Between Child Maltreatment Types and Pre- and Post-Partum Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Brief Report
Alesha Frederickson,
Sereena Pigeon,
Martine Hébert
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To foster resilience through reducing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in pregnant mothers with child maltreatment (CM) histories, it is important to understand factors impacting their well-being. This study explored whether CM predicted the severity of PTSD symptoms and symptom clusters during pregnancy and change in symptoms from pregnancy (Time 1; T1) to 3 months postpartum (Time 2; T2).
Methods: 88 pregnant women (aged 18 to 29) completed surveys on CM exposure, adult interper… Show more
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