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Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Public Health
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Parenting practices are crucial for child development and health, with life course perspectives emphasizing long-term impacts.
  • Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are prevalent and associated with challenges in adult parenting.
  • Understanding parental reflection on childhood is key to improving caregiving and interrupting intergenerational adversity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore pregnant women's perspectives on parenting and identify their support systems.
  • To investigate the influence of childhood experiences on parenting expectations.
  • To understand what expectant parents wish to pass on to their children.

Main Methods:

  • A 2022 cross-sectional online survey collected data from pregnant women recruited via social media.
  • Pearson chi-square tests analyzed associations between childhood experiences and parenting variables.
  • Free-text responses underwent content analysis, categorization, and quantification.

Main Results:

  • 10% of 1402 pregnant women reported difficult childhoods, with a higher proportion (28.1%) expecting this to impact their parenting.
  • Women with difficult childhoods were more likely to report lacking support for parenting advice (26.6%) compared to those with good childhoods (6.9%).
  • Most participants desired to transmit positive values, with some using the survey to express a wish to break from difficult pasts.

Conclusions:

  • A woman's upbringing significantly shapes her parenting expectations and perceived need for support.
  • Difficult childhood experiences are linked to increased expectations of parenting influence and greater need for support.
  • Integrating reflection on childhood experiences into antenatal care is valuable for identifying and addressing parental support needs, potentially breaking cycles of adversity.