Background and aims 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 …

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) compromise maternal and child well-being
and may be influenced by traumatic experiences across the life course. A potent and …

This paper reviews the evidence concerning the association between reported maternal
childhood experience of emotional abuse and/or neglect and subsequent parenting …

This paper uses a case study from a longitudinal research project to illustrate the influence
of domestic violence on the developing attachment relationship between mother and child …

Women experience remarkably high rates of relational trauma including childhood abuse
and neglect and intimate partner violence (IPV) during adulthood, and the childbearing …

The present study examined developmental antecedents of angels and ghosts in the
nursery during the pregnancy and postnatal periods. Higher levels of benevolent childhood …

Objectives The parent-infant relationship begins during pregnancy and is foundational to the
caregiving system that will guide early parenting behaviors. The current study extends prior …

The aim of the present study was to gain an understanding of how vulnerable mothers with
adverse childhood experiences transition towards motherhood. Semi-structured interviews …

The current study explores the relationship between child neglect and intimate partner
violence (IPV) in a longitudinal community sample of 1,740 families with young children, with …

This article presents the results of a small pilot study examining links between
Hostile/Helpless (HH) representations of caregiving in pregnancy and later child removal by …