Verbal abuse during pregnancy increases frequency of newborn hearing screening referral: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study

Autor: Hitoshi Ninomiya, Masahiro Komori, Narufumi Suganuma, Taisuke Kobayashi, Masamitsu Eitoku, Kaori Komori, Sifa Marie Joelle Muchanga
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Adult
Parents
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Referral
Population
Intimate Partner Violence
Verbal abuse
Cohort Studies
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Neonatal Screening
0302 clinical medicine
Japan
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
030225 pediatrics
Odds Ratio
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Humans
Medicine
Interpersonal Relations
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Longitudinal Studies
Child
Psychiatry
education
Hearing Disorders
Referral and Consultation
Depression (differential diagnoses)
education.field_of_study
Verbal Behavior
business.industry
Hearing Tests
05 social sciences
Infant
Newborn
Infant
Odds ratio
medicine.disease
Pregnancy Complications
Psychiatry and Mental health
Physical abuse
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Pediatrics
Perinatology and Child Health
Domestic violence
Female
business
050104 developmental & child psychology
Zdroj: Child Abuse & Neglect. 90:193-201
ISSN: 0145-2134
Popis: Background Verbal abuse during pregnancy has a greater impact than physical and sexual violence on the incidence of postnatal depression and maternal abuse behavior towards their children. In addition, exposure of children (aged 12 months to adolescence) to verbal abuse from their parents exerts an adverse impact to the children’s auditory function. However, the effect of verbal abuse during pregnancy on fetal auditory function has not yet been thoroughly investigated. Objective The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between intimate partner verbal abuse during pregnancy and newborn hearing screening (NHS) referral, which indicates immature or impaired auditory function. Participants and setting The Japan Environment and Children’s Study is an ongoing nationwide population-based birth-cohort study designed to determine environmental factors during and after pregnancy that affect the development, health, or wellbeing of children. Pregnant women living in 15 areas of Japan were recruited between January 2011 and March 2014. Methods Multiple imputation for missing data was performed, followed by multiple logistic regression using 16 confounding variables. Results Of 104,102 records in the dataset, 79,985 mother–infant pairs submitted complete data for questions related to verbal and physical abuse and the results of NHS. Of 79,985 pregnant women, 10,786 (13.5%) experienced verbal abuse and 978 (1.2%) experienced physical abuse. Of 79,985 newborns, 787 (0.98%) received a NHS referral. Verbal abuse was significantly associated with NHS referral (adjusted odds ratio: 1.44; 95% confidence interval: 1.05–1.98). Conclusions Verbal abuse should be avoided during pregnancy to preserve the newborn’s auditory function.
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