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Ethnic Disparity And Exposure To Supplements Rather Than Adverse Childhood Experiences Linked To Preterm Birth In Pakistani Women, Kiran Shaikh, Shahirose Sadrudin Premjib, Sharifa Bashir Lalani, Ntonghanwah Forcheh, Aliyah Dosanic, Ilona S. Yim, Pauline Samia, Christopher Naugler, Nicole Letourneau, The Maternal Infant Global Health Team (Might) Collaborators In Research
Ethnic Disparity And Exposure To Supplements Rather Than Adverse Childhood Experiences Linked To Preterm Birth In Pakistani Women, Kiran Shaikh, Shahirose Sadrudin Premjib, Sharifa Bashir Lalani, Ntonghanwah Forcheh, Aliyah Dosanic, Ilona S. Yim, Pauline Samia, Christopher Naugler, Nicole Letourneau, The Maternal Infant Global Health Team (Might) Collaborators In Research
Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa
Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with prenatal mental health and negative pregnancy outcomes in high income countries, but whether the same association exists in Pakistan, a low- to middle-income (LMI) country, remains unclear.
Methods: Secondary data analyses of a prospective longitudinal cohort study examining biopsychosocial measures of 300 pregnant women at four sites in Karachi, Pakistan. A predictive multiple logistic regression model for preterm birth (PTB; i.e., <37 weeks’ gestation) was developed from variables significantly (P < 0.05) or marginally (P < 0.10) associated with PTB in the bivariate analyses.
Results: Of the 300 women, 263 (88%) returned for delivery and were included in the current analyses. The PTB rate was 11.1%. We found no association between ACE and PTB. Mother's …