Associations between maternal stressful life events and child health outcomes in indigenous and non-indigenous groups in New Zealand

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dc.citation.volumeAhead of Print
dc.contributor.authorPaine S-J
dc.contributor.authorWalker R
dc.contributor.authorLee A
dc.contributor.authorLoring B
dc.contributor.authorSignal TL
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-09T02:15:48Z
dc.date.available2024-07-09T02:15:48Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-13
dc.description.abstractExposure to stressful life events (SLE) around the time of pregnancy is associated with adverse health outcomes for mothers and children. Previous New Zealand research found Indigenous Māori women are more likely to be exposed to SLE than non-Māori, and are exposed to a higher number of SLE. The consequences of this for ethnic inequities in child health outcomes are unknown. This paper examines the relationship between patterns of maternal SLE exposure with child health and development outcomes at age 3 years, for Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. We found most children had a stressful early life environment at least sometimes, but more than a quarter of Māori children had a mother experiencing multiple SLE on all occasions measured. We found a clear association between maternal experiences of SLE and disordered child sleep and development concerns. While not able to fully assess the contribution of maternal SLE to ethnic inequities in child health outcomes, we did clearly demonstrate that more Māori children have mothers exposed to multiple SLE, and that these maternal SLE are associated with poorer child outcomes. The impacts of chronic SLE exposure need to be better understood, especially given the large ethnic disparity in chronic SLE exposure.
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dc.edition.editionDec 2023
dc.format.pagination1-14
dc.identifier.citationPaine SJ, Walker R, Lee A, Loring B, Signal TL. (2023). Associations between maternal stressful life events and child health outcomes in indigenous and non-indigenous groups in New Zealand. Kotuitui. Ahead of Print. (pp. 1-14).
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1177083X.2023.2292262
dc.identifier.eissn1177-083X
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70122
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Group
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1177083X.2023.2292262
dc.relation.isPartOfKotuitui
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectIndigenous
dc.subjectmaternal stress
dc.subjectstressful life events
dc.subjectchildhealth
dc.subjectwomen’s health
dc.subjectinequities
dc.titleAssociations between maternal stressful life events and child health outcomes in indigenous and non-indigenous groups in New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id485386
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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