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Intergenerational Effects of Violence on Women’s Perinatal Wellbeing and Infant Health Outcomes: Evidence from a Birth Cohort Study in Central Vietnam

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Data was obtained from a birth cohort study in Hue City, Vietnam, which was conducted with 150 women in the third trimester of pregnancy (Wave 1) and three months after childbirth (Wave 2). This study examined the intergenerational effects of being exposed to childhood maltreatment (CM) and prenatal intimate partner violence (p-IPV) on perinatal mental distress and birth outcomes in central Vietnam. 

Using multivariable logistic regression models, augmented inverse-probability-weighted estimators and structural equation modelling (SEM), we analysed a theoretical model by evaluating adjusted risk differences and pathways between CM, p-IPV and subsequent perinatal adversity and indicators of infant health problems.

Data analysis highlighted :

  • Violent victimisation is prevalent in Central Vietnam, with one in two pregnant women experiencing at least one form of childhood maltreatment (CM) (55.03%), while one in 10 pregnant women experienced both CM and p-IPV (10.67%).
  • Mothers with violent and adverse family backgrounds have twice the risk of poor mental health during pregnancy, and their infants have twice the risk of adverse birth outcomes.
  • Exposure to prenatal spousal violence is associated with women’s adverse childhood experiences, neighborhood disorder and low partner support.
  • Social support during pregnancy may have a buffering effect by reducing the long-term impact of childhood traumatic events.

These results emphasise the detrimental and prolonged nature of the effect of violence during childhood and pregnancy. Exposure to childhood maltreatment and violence during pregnancy increases the risk of maternal mental health difficulties and adverse birth outcomes. 

Geographical area of data collection

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Publications

Do Phuc, Huyen, Baker, Philip, Van Vo, Thang, Luong-Thanh, Bao-Yen, Nguyen, Hoang Lan, Valdebenito, Sara, Eisner, Manuel, Tran, Bach Xuan, Hoang, Dinh Tuyen, & Dunne, Michael (2021) Brief screening for maternal mental health in Vietnam: Measures of positive wellbeing and perceived stress predict prenatal and postnatal depression. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 3, Article number: 100047. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207453/

Research areas

Childhood maltreatment
Prenatal
Mediation pathway
Pregnant women
Intimate partner violence
Violent victimisation

Cite this collection

Do, Phuc Huyen; Baker, Philip RA ; Vo, Thang Van ; Murray, Aja ; Murray, Linda ; Valdebenito, Sara ; Eisner, Manuel ; Tran, Xuan Bach; Dunne, Michael P ; (2021): Intergenerational Effects of Violence on Women’s Perinatal Wellbeing and Infant Health Outcomes: Evidence from a Birth Cohort Study in Central Vietnam. Queensland University of Technology. (Dataset) https://doi.org/10.25912/RDF_1632372578664

Partner institution

Violence Research Centre, University of Cambridge https://www.vrc.crim.cam.ac.uk/vrcresearch/EBLS
University of Edinburgh https://www.ed.ac.uk/
Institute for Community Health Research, Vietnam https://huemed-univ.edu.vn/en/institute-for-community-health-research-scvtt

Data file types

.dta (STATA)

Licence


Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Copyright

© University of Cambridge, Queensland University of Technology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Edinburgh, 2021.

Dates of data collection

From 2019-02-01 to 2020-12-31

Connections

Has association with
Michael Dunne  (Researcher)
Philip Baker  (Researcher)

Contacts

Name: Adjunct Professor Michael Dunne
Phone: +61 7 3138 3928

Other

Date record created:
2021-09-09T16:26:28
Date record modified:
2021-09-23T14:49:44
Record status:
Published - Open Access