Maternal exposure to violence and offspring neurodevelopment: A systematic review.
Kristin TosoPaul de CockGerard LeaveyPublished in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2020)
Current evidence on the relationship between prenatal violence exposure, as IPV or DV, and consequent child developmental disorders remains limited. Future research using comprehensive study designs, larger samples and longitudinal follow-up of the offspring could clarify this association. While maternal trauma resulting from exposure to violence may play an important role in childhood development disorders, additional intervening factors on the pathway need further explored.