Abstract
Retrospective reports of exposure to childhood trauma indicate it is common. There is growing interest in relationships between maternal exposure to childhood adversity, perinatal mental health, and pregnancy outcomes. The goal of this study was to describe the self-reported prevalence and test-retest reliability of exposure to childhood maltreatment using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire among adult women around the time of pregnancy. A substantial proportion of women reported exposure to maltreatment and reliability was generally at least moderate, indicating consistent reporting.
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ALC received support from the National Institutes of Health training grant T32HD052460 and Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal Child Health Epidemiology training grant T03MC07651.
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Cammack, A.L., Hogue, C.J., Drews-Botsch, C.D. et al. Test-retest reliability of retrospective self-reported maternal exposure to childhood abuse and neglect. Arch Womens Ment Health 19, 415–421 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-015-0536-x
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