Cited by 24Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMaternal and Neonatal HealthcareChild Abuse and Trauma

Maternal Psychosocial Risk Profiles in Pregnancy: Associations With Postpartum Maternal Health and Child Outcomes

Racine, Nicole, Madigan, Sheri, Plamondon, André, Hetherington, Erin, McDonald, Sheila, Tough, Suzanne·2018·Clinical Psychological Science

Abstract

Previous research on prenatal stress and social support has primarily involved variable-centered approaches, with limited knowledge on whether profiles exist, how early childhood adversity experiences predict these profiles, and whether these profiles are differentially associated with maternal and child outcomes postnatally. Using a pregnancy cohort ( N = 1,994), we identify three distinct profiles of maternal stress and maternal social support: low stress–high support (69.4%), moderate stress–moderate support (25.7%), and high stress–low support (4.9%). Mothers in the high stress–low support group experienced more physical/emotional abuse in childhood, whereas mothers in the moderate stress–moderate support group experienced more family dysfunction. The moderate and the high stress groups had poorer reproductive and physical health, and mothers reported their children had poorer developmental outcomes compared with the low stress–high support mothers. Identifying levels of stress and social support in pregnancy and implementing interventions for mothers at risk is crucial in the pursuit to mitigate family-wide deleterious outcomes.

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Authors
Racine, N., Madigan, S., Plamondon, A., Hetherington, E., McDonald, S., & Tough, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Calgary (CA)
  • University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
Madigan, Sheri
Venue
Clinical Psychological Science
Published
2018-08-20
Volume
6
Issue
6
Pages
783-796
ISSN
  • 2167-7026 (ISSN-L)
  • 2167-7034
OpenAlex
W2888573409
Cited by
23
References
76
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2
FWCI
1.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Clinical Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • Canada Research Chairs
  • Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Interdisciplinary Team grant (#200700595)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
prenatal stress, childhood adversity, childhood abuse, family dysfunction, postpartum health, child development outcomes, reproductive health, maternal health, pregnancy cohort

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