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September 5, 2025Maternal and Child Health JournalOpen Access

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Antenatal Depression: The Mediating Role of Social Support

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WCWan‐Lin ChiangCYCanqing Yu

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Overview

Observational analysis finds a link between adverse childhood experiences and antenatal depression in women, highlighting social support's mediating role.

Key Points

  • ACEs were significantly linked to antenatal depression among women, with higher ACEs leading to increased depression levels.
  • Research shows over 85% of participants faced ACEs, with 25.8% experiencing four or more, suggesting high prevalence.
  • Mediation analysis revealed partner support and social support accounted for approximately 20.23% and 36.83% of the link between ACEs and antenatal depression.
  • Findings suggest interventions reducing ACEs and enhancing social support for pregnant women could prevent antenatal depression.

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Chiang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb5f266d6d5674bcd03080https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-025-04154-y
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