Tanitoluwa Demilade Akinbode1, Cort Pedersen2, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo3. 1. College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 222 Bevier Hall, 905 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, 61801, IL, USA. tda3@illinois.edu. 2. Department of Psychiatry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #7160, Chapel Hill, 27599, NC, USA. 3. College of Applied Health Sciences, Department of Kinesiology & Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 S. Fourth St, Champaign, 61820, IL, USA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Childhood abuse is a major public health concern and a risk factor for subsequent poor maternal mental health. This study of 176 racially diverse women explored the associations between the histories of childhood sexual abuse and depression and anxiety during pregnancy, at six weeks postpartum, and 12 weeks postpartum. METHODS: Data on depressive and anxiety symptoms were gathered during pregnancy, at six weeks postpartum, and 12 weeks postpartum. Sociodemographic data were collected during pregnancy, while data on childhood sexual abuse were gathered during the 12-week postpartum period. Bivariate analyses and repeated mixed-effects linear regression with bootstrapping were used to assess the association between childhood sexual abuse and perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms. RESULTS: Childhood sexual abuse was significantly associated with depressive symptoms (β = 2.52, 95% CI 1.72, 3.32, p < .001) and anxiety symptoms (β = 4.44, 95% CI 3.70, 5.81, p < .001) over time, while controlling for demographic characteristics and lifetime major depression and anxiety. Depressive and anxiety symptoms decreased over the perinatal period and were highest during pregnancy. Black women were more likely to report higher depressive symptoms (β = 1.35, 95% CI 0.51, 2.19, p = .002) and anxiety symptoms (β = 3.29 95% CI 1.72, 4.87, p < .001) over time compared to White women. DISCUSSION: The results highlight the importance of assessing the long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse on perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms to help inform the development of interventions for women, particularly Black women.
INTRODUCTION: Childhood abuse is a major public health concern and a risk factor for subsequent poor maternal mental health. This study of 176 racially diverse women explored the associations between the histories of childhood sexual abuse and depression and anxiety during pregnancy, at six weeks postpartum, and 12 weeks postpartum. METHODS: Data on depressive and anxiety symptoms were gathered during pregnancy, at six weeks postpartum, and 12 weeks postpartum. Sociodemographic data were collected during pregnancy, while data on childhood sexual abuse were gathered during the 12-week postpartum period. Bivariate analyses and repeated mixed-effects linear regression with bootstrapping were used to assess the association between childhood sexual abuse and perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms. RESULTS: Childhood sexual abuse was significantly associated with depressive symptoms (β = 2.52, 95% CI 1.72, 3.32, p < .001) and anxiety symptoms (β = 4.44, 95% CI 3.70, 5.81, p < .001) over time, while controlling for demographic characteristics and lifetime major depression and anxiety. Depressive and anxiety symptoms decreased over the perinatal period and were highest during pregnancy. Black women were more likely to report higher depressive symptoms (β = 1.35, 95% CI 0.51, 2.19, p = .002) and anxiety symptoms (β = 3.29 95% CI 1.72, 4.87, p < .001) over time compared to White women. DISCUSSION: The results highlight the importance of assessing the long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse on perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms to help inform the development of interventions for women, particularly Black women.
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Keywords:
Childhood abuse; Perinatal anxiety; Perinatal depression; Sexual abuse
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