Background
Aims
Methods
Methodological approach
Participant recruitment
Measures
ACE Q
Perinatal trauma screen
Perinatal-PTSD questionnaire
Post traumatic symptom scale interview
Statistical analysis
Results
Demographics
Frequency (%) | |
---|---|
Identifies as | |
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 13 (5%) |
Caucasian/White | 180 (68.7%) |
Polynesian | 16 (6.1%) |
Asian | 11 (4.2%) |
Indian | 6 (2.3%) |
Other | 29 (11.1%) |
Missing | 7 (2.7%) |
Level of education | |
Junior secondary school (years 8–10) | 23 (8.8%) |
Senior secondary school (years 11–12) | 79 (30.2%) |
Certificate or diploma | 85 (32.4%) |
Degree | 60 (22.9%) |
Post Graduate Diploma, Master’s degree | 15 (5.7%) |
Main occupational activity | |
Student attending university or other tertiary education | 13 (5%) |
Full-time or part-time work | 170 (64.9%) |
Apprenticeship/ Traineeship | 3 (1.1%) |
Unemployed/ looking for work | 12 (4.6%) |
Home duties | 50 (19.1%) |
Have a job, but not at work due to illness, vacation, etc | 8 (3.1%) |
Not working and currently receiving sickness allowance or disability support pension | 3 (1.1%) |
Other | 3 (1.1%) |
Relationship status | |
Single | 31 (11.8%) |
Separated/Divorced | 8 (3.1%) |
Widowed | 1 (0.4%) |
De facto or Married (male partner) | 212 (80.9%) |
De facto or Married (female partner) | 8 (3.0%) |
Missing | 2 (0.8%) |
Number of children | |
0 | 104 (39.7%) |
1 | 95 (36.3%) |
2 | 41 (15.6%) |
3 | 13 (5%) |
4 | 7 (2.7%) |
5 | 1 (0.4%) |
6 | 1 (0.4%) |
Adverse childhood experiences
ACEs | Frequency (%) | OR (CI 95%, p-value) |
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Abuse | ||
Emotional | 62 (23.7%) | 5.78 (2.88—11.65, p < 0.001) |
Physical | 38 (14.5%) | 4.28 (1.87—9.84, p < 0.001) |
Sexual | 33 (12.6%) | 4.49 (1.87–10.79, p < 0.001) |
Neglect | ||
Emotional | 44 (16.8%) | 7.84 (3.16–19.48, p < 0.001) |
Physical | 8 (3.1%) | 7.49 (0.91–61.84, p = 0.035)* |
Household Dysfunction | ||
Parental divorce/separation | 133 (50.8%) | 0.86 (0.52—1.42, p = 0.57) |
Witness to Maternal violence | 27 (10.3%) | 2.21 (0.95–5.14, p = 0.06) |
Parental substance use | 61 (23.3%) | 3.156 (1.67–5.96, p < 0.001) |
Parental mental illness | 75 (38.6%) | 1.69 (0.97, 2.94, p = 0.63) |
Incarceration of a family member | 14 (5.3%) | 0.86 (0.28–2.63, p = 0.79) |
Perinatal trauma
Pregnancy survey (n = 97) | Postpartum survey (n = 46 | |
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Perinatal phase when perinatal trauma endorsed | ||
Conception | 12 (12.4%) | 6 (13.0%) |
Pregnancy | 74 (76.3%) | 25 (54.3%) |
Birth | 29 (29.9%) | 24 (52.2%) |
Postpartum | 21 (21.6%) | 21 (45.6%) |
Perinatal period when perinatal trauma endorsed | ||
Current | 40 (41.2%) | 24 (52.2%) |
Past | 27 (27.8%) | 3 (6.5%) |
Current and Past | 29 (29.9%) | 15 (32.6%) |
Missing | 1 (1%) | 4 (8.7%) |
Perinatal Trauma event | ||
1. Afraid of dying (self) | 20 (20.8%) | 11 (23.9%) |
2. Afraid in danger (self) | 26 (27.4%) | 12 (26.1%) |
3. Concerns from professionals about health (self) | 29 (30.5%) | 10 (21.7%) |
4. Injuries related to perinatal period (self) | 10 (10.5%) | 9 (19.6%) |
5. Afraid of baby dying | 77 (79.4%) | 33 (71.7%) |
6. Afraid baby in danger | 73 (75.3%) | 33 (71.7%) |
7. Concerns from professionals about baby health, growth/development | 24 (25%) | 11 (23.9%) |