High Philadelphia Adverse Childhood Experiences Survey Score Is Associated With Spontaneous Preterm Birth Among Black Pregnant Individuals: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Cohort
A high Philadelphia ACE score was associated with increased sPTB. The Philadelphia ACE survey may capture childhood adversity more comprehensively than the conventional Kaiser ACE survey and thus more accurately reflect the impact of early lived experiences on adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as PTB, in Black, urban populations.
Authors
- Kimberly B. Glazer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3318-9802)
- Liqhwa Ncube
- Michal A. Elovitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7554-7180)
- Valerie Riis
- Chelsea A. DeBolt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9532-4109)
Institutions
- International Women's Health Coalition (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70060
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00