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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included

From: Adverse childhood experiences and maternal anxiety and depression: a meta-analysis

First Author, Year, Reference

Na

Mat age at ACEs measure (years)

Country

Mat mental health measure

Mat mental health time point

Name of mat mental health measure

Type of ACEs Measure

Angerud 2018 [22]

1188

30.83

Sweden

Depression

Prenatal

Postpartum

EPDS

10-item

Appleton 2019 [32]

126

28.9

USA

Depression

Prenatal

EPDS

10-item

Folger 2018 [33]

257

–

USA

Depression

Postpartum

EPDS

10-item

Fredriksen 2017 [34]

762

30.3

Norway

Depression

Anxiety

Prenatal

Postpartum

EPDS

PRAQ-R

10-item

Hantsoo 2019 [35]

48

27.97

USA

Depression

Anxiety

Prenatal

EPDS

STAI State

STAI Trait

10-item

Howell 2017 [36]

101

26

USA

Depression

Prenatal

CES-D

10-item

Letourneau 2019 [37]

907

32.16

Canada

Depression

Anxiety

Prenatal

Postpartum

EDS

SCL-90-R– Anxiety

10-item

Menke 2018 [18]

250-prenatal

328- postpartum

–

USA

Depression

Anxiety

Prenatal

Postpartum

EPDS-10

GAD-7

10-item

Mersky 2018 [38]

735

23.7

USA

Depression

Prenatal

EPDS

10-item

Miller-Graff 2018 [39]

101

26

USA

Depression

Prenatal

CES-D

10-item

Morrison 2017 [40]

25

26.92

USA

Depression

Postpartum

EPDS

10-item

Narayan 2018 [41]

101

29.1

USA

Depression

Prenatal

EPDS

10-item

Racine 2020 [12]

1994

33.87

Canada

Depression

Prenatal

Postpartum

EPDS

8-item

Wajid 2019 [13]

636

–

Canada

Depression

Prenatal

EPDS

10-item

Young-Wolff 2019 [42]

355

30

USA

Depression

Anxiety

Prenatal

PHD-9

8-item

  1. CES-D Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, EDS Edinburgh Depression Scale, EPDS Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire, PRAQ-R Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Questionnaire-Revised, SCL-90-R Symptom Checklist-90, Revised, STAI State State Trait Anxiety Inventory- State, STAI Trait State Trait Anxiety Inventory- Trait. -: value not reported in the manuscript
  2. aSample size entered into the meta-analysis