The Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Diabetes Status during Pregnancy among Women in Rhode Island, 2016–2018

摘要

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic eventsthat happen to an individual before the age of 18.1 Theseadversities faced during childhood range from physical, sexualor emotional abuse, to poverty, parental substance abuseand parental incarceration.2 In the United States, 3.4 millionincidents of abuse or neglect of children were reported in2012.3 As victims of these traumatic events age, their experiencesare carried with them into adulthood. In the UnitedStates, 1 in 6 adults report experiencing 4 or more ACEs4and research shows a strong link between the number ofadverse childhood experiences and an increased incidenceof almost every negative health consequence including obesity,diabetes, depression and overall poor adult health andmental health.