{
  "id": 868471,
  "title": "Childhood abuse and neglect linked to later life inflammation, premature birth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/childhood-abuse-and-neglect-linked-to-later-life-inflammation",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:10:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-childhood-abuse-neglect-linked-life.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pregnant women with a history of child abuse or neglect experienced increased inflammation when exposed to mild stress compared with women without those experiences, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. Increased inflammation, in turn, was associated with a greater number of complications during pregnancy and birth, including premature birth, according to the research team.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}