Parenting after a history of childhood maltreatment: A scoping review and map of evidence in the perinatal period
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2019
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PLoS One
Abstract
Child maltreatment is a global health priority affecting up to half of all children worldwide, with profound and ongoing impacts on physical, social and emotional wellbeing. The perinatal period (pregnancy to two years postpartum) is critical for parents with a history of childhood maltreatment. Parents may experience ‘triggering’ of trauma responses during perinatal care or caring for their distressed infant. The long-lasting relational effects may impede the capacity of parents to nurture their children and lead to intergenerational cycles of trauma. Conversely, the perinatal period offers a unique life-course opportunity for parental healing and prevention of child maltreatment. This scoping review aims to map perinatal evidence regarding theories, intergenerational pathways, parents’ views, interventions and measurement tools involving parents with a history of maltreatment in their own childhoods.
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International Resources, Australia, child maltreatment, parenting, nurture
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Chamberlain C, Gee G, Harfield S, Campbell S, Brennan S, Clark Y, et al. (2019) Parenting after a history of childhood maltreatment: A scoping review and map of evidence in the perinatal period. PLoS ONE 14(3): e0213460.