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Adverse childhood experiences and poor birth outcomes in a diverse, low-income sample.

Joshua P MerskyChienTi Plummer Lee
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2019)
Findings confirmed that high levels of childhood adversity are associated with poor birth outcomes. Alongside additive risk models, future ACE research should test interactive risk models and causal mechanisms through which childhood adversity compromises reproductive health.
Keyphrases
  • early life
  • childhood cancer
  • gestational age
  • mental health
  • emergency department
  • current status
  • angiotensin ii
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle
  • insulin resistance
  • adverse drug