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Citation

Killian-Farrell C, Rizo CF, Lombardi BM, Meltzer-Brody S, Bledsoe SE. J. Interpers. Violence 2017; ePub(ePub): 886260517726410.

Affiliation

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260517726410

PMID

29294877

Abstract

This study examines the prevalence of trauma subtypes, polytraumatization, and perinatal depression (PND) in a diverse sample of adolescent mothers to help inform PND prevention, screening, and treatment efforts. We conducted a secondary analysis of a sample ( N = 210) of adolescent mothers aged 14 to 20 years from a prospective longitudinal study of PND. Participants were recruited from a county-based, public health prenatal clinic, and data were collected in the prenatal and postpartum periods. In this sample, 81% of adolescent mothers reported at least one trauma experience and 75% reported lifetime experience of intimate partner violence (IPV). The most prevalent trauma types among adolescent mothers reporting PND were sexual trauma prior to age 13 (11.9%), loss of a caregiver or sibling (28.3%), emotional adversity (17.1%), and polytraumatization (43%). Trauma is alarmingly prevalent among adolescent mothers.

RESULTS suggest standards of care for adolescent mothers should include screening adolescent mothers for trauma history and provision of appropriate referrals for IPV.

FINDINGS support the need for trauma-informed treatment in perinatal public health clinics to decrease potential health risks to both mother and baby.


Language: en

Keywords

adolescent pregnancy; perinatal depression; polytraumatization; trauma

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