The impact of military sexual trauma and warfare exposure on women veterans’ perinatal outcomes
- Nillni, Y. I., Fox, A. B., Cox, K., Paul, E., Vogt, D., & Galovski, T. E. (2022). The impact of military sexual trauma and warfare exposure on women veterans’ perinatal outcomes. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 14(5), 730–737. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001095
- With a sample of 911 women Veterans who experienced a pregnancy after entering the military, this study examined the associations between military sexual trauma, warfare exposure, and perinatal outcomes (i.e., preterm or full-term birth, infant birth weight, postpartum depression/anxiety) while considering relevant characteristics (i.e., age at pregnancy, childhood violence exposure, racial/ethnic minority status). After accounting for relevant factors, military sexual trauma—but not warfare exposure—was related to negative perinatal outcomes.
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