Child abuse and pregnancy planning within the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Project
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We aim to study whether there is an association between abuse during childhood and later pregnancy planning, and will investigate if an unplanned pregnancy is associated with adverse health outcomes for the child and the mother.
Summary
Many women have experienced physical or sexual abuse during childhood and this abuse may have adverse short and long term consequences. Whether child abuse influences the risk of having an unplanned pregnancy in later life remains unclear.
We aim to study whether there is an association between abuse during childhood and later pregnancy planning, and will investigate if an unplanned pregnancy is associated with adverse health outcomes for the child and the mother. We will use data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study and the Medical Birth Registry of Norway.
The project is a collaboration between Akershus University Hospital and Uppsala University.
Project leader
- Elisabeth Krefting Bjelland, Akershus University Hospital
Project number
2444
Start
2018
Status
Active
Approvals
Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REC)
Project owner/ Project manager
Akershus University Hospital