scholarly journals A prenatal programming perspective on the intergenerational transmission of maternal adverse childhood experiences to offspring health problems.

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-349
Author(s):  
Danielle S. Roubinov ◽  
Linda J. Luecken ◽  
Sarah G. Curci ◽  
Jennifer A. Somers ◽  
Laura K. Winstone
Keyword(s):  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Prenatal Programming ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Offspring Health

Adverse Childhood Experiences as “Upstream” Determinants of Lifestyle-Related Chronic Disease: A Scoping Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 155982762110012
Author(s):  
Garry Egger ◽  
Andrew Binns ◽  
Bob Morgan ◽  
John Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Disease Outcomes ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Chronic Disorders ◽  
Distal Disease ◽  
Upstream Determinants

We have previously proposed a list of determinants (causes) of modern lifestyle-related chronic disorders, which provides a structure for the emerging discipline of lifestyle medicine. This consists of lifestyle factors with a common immune biomarker ( metaflammation) that interact in a systems fashion linked with chronic disease outcomes. We considered this to be a work in progress and later added 3 psychosocial determinants into the causal mix: meaninglessness, alienation, and loss of culture and identity (MAL). Here, we propose adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as deeper, or even more distal, disease drivers that may act directly or indirectly through MAL to influence later chronic disease. The links with metaflammation and the need for recognition of these embedded scars in the management of lifestyle-related health problems is discussed.

scholarly journals Parents’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Children’s Behavioral Health Problems

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 142 (2) ◽  
pp. e20180023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Schickedanz ◽  
Neal Halfon ◽  
Narayan Sastry ◽  
Paul J. Chung
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood

scholarly journals The impact of adverse childhood experiences on health problems: evidence from four birth cohorts dating back to 1900

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanta R Dube ◽  
Vincent J Felitti ◽  
Maxia Dong ◽  
Wayne H Giles ◽  
Robert F Anda
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Birth Cohorts ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
The Impact

All in the Family? Exploring the Intergenerational Transmission of Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Effect on Offending Behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 154120402110036
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Craig ◽  
Catia Malvaso ◽  
David P. Farrington
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Offending Behavior ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
The Family ◽  
Using Data

Research indicates that individuals with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are more likely to offend, and that some ACEs, such as offending and child maltreatment, are transmitted from one generation to the next. However, the extent to which ACEs are transferred across generations and its subsequent impact on offending has not been examined. Using data from the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, this study examined the intergenerational transmission of ACEs and the extent to which this was associated with offending in the second generation. Although parental ACEs increased the likelihood of the subsequent generation’s ACEs, other risk factors attenuated this effect. Additionally, ACEs’ impact on the second generation’s convictions was also weakened after controlling for other risk factors. This provides evidence of intergenerational transmission of ACEs and additionally the effects of ACEs on the risk of offending. However, these associations are not straightforward and other risk factors likely play an important role in elucidating these relationships.

The impact of maternal adverse childhood experiences and prenatal depressive symptoms on foetal attachment: Preliminary evidence from expectant mothers across eight middle-income countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Brown ◽  
Manuel Eisner ◽  
Susan Walker ◽  
Mark Tomlinson ◽  
Pasco Fearon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Prenatal Depression ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Expectant Mothers

Mothers from middle-income countries (MIC) are estimated to have higher rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and depression during pregnancy compared to mothers from high income countries. Prenatal depression can adversely impact on a mother's feelings towards her foetus and has thus been hypothesised to be partially responsible for intergenerational transmission of risk associated with maternal ACEs. However, the extent to which prenatal depressive symptoms mediate the association between maternal ACEs and foetal attachment is unknown. The current study investigated this question in a multi-country sample of mothers in their third trimester of pregnancy. Expectant mothers (n = 1,185) from eight MICs completed measures of foetal attachment, ACEs and prenatal depression. Full-sample path mediation analyses, adjusting for relevant covariates, suggested an overall full mediating effect of prenatal depression, as the relationship between ACEs and foetal attachment became non-significant when adding maternal depression as a mediator. However, at the individual-country level, both positive and negative effects of ACEs on foetal attachment were observed after the inclusion of depressive symptoms as a mediator, suggesting that cultural and geographical factors may influence a mother’s empathic development after ACE exposure. The findings reinforce the importance of screening for prenatal depression during antenatal care in MICs. Addressing prenatal depression within maternal health care may support foetal attachment and contribute to reducing the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage.

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