Adverse Childhood Experiences, Pregnancy and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, and Child Socioemotional Problems Over the First Three Years of Life

Jennifer E. Khoury, Marc Jambon, Mackenna Pattison, Andrea Gonzalez, Leslie Atkinson, Department of Psychology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, NS Canada, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University

Child Maltreatment

Published online on August 26, 2025

Abstract

Child Maltreatment, Ahead of Print.
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with higher rates of prenatal and postpartum depression and child socioemotional problems. This longitudinal study investigated prenatal and postpartum depression as indirect effects linking maternal ...