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Maternal History of Childhood Maltreatment and Brain Responses to Infant Cues Across the Postpartum Period
Child maltreatment, v 29(1), pp 3-7
01 Feb 2024
PMID: 36154501
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Abstract
Adults with histories of childhood maltreatment (CM) are more likely to display problematic parenting behaviors. The goal of this study was to examine changes in maternal brain activation to negative infant cues over the early postpartum period among new mothers with and without histories of CM, as this is a period of immense neuroplasticity in the maternal brain. CM was measured using the Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) conducted at approximately 5 and 13 weeks postpartum measured brain responses to own and unfamiliar infant cues in primiparous women. Women with histories of CM displayed increasing activation in the anterior cingulate cortex, and greater increases in anterior cingulate cortex activation was associated with maternal reports of less regulatory capacity in their infants. Preliminary results suggest that new mothers with CM histories display greater brain responses to negative infant cues compared to new mothers without CM histories. Women with CM histories may benefit from additional supports during the transition to parenthood.
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- Title
- Maternal History of Childhood Maltreatment and Brain Responses to Infant Cues Across the Postpartum Period
- Creators
- Margaret H. Bublitz - Brown UniversityJames Swain - Stony Brook SchoolShoshanna Lustig - Providence CollegeChristine Barthelemy - Boston Children's HospitalLena DeYoung - Drexel UniversityDaniel Dickstein - McLean Hospital
- Publication Details
- Child maltreatment, v 29(1), pp 3-7
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100000026) R01DA047336 / National Institute on Drug Abuse (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100000026) Brown Institute for Brain Science (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100011184)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000858354000001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85139050875
- Other Identifier
- 991021861315604721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Family Studies
- Social Work