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Domestic violence and pregnancy
Author(s) -
Mezey Gillian C.,
Bewley Susan
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11526.x
Subject(s) - obstetrics and gynaecology , george (robot) , section (typography) , medicine , psychology , history , pregnancy , art history , genetics , biology , advertising , business
Domestic violence is reported by around one in four women‘,* and is associated with significant psychological and social impairment including alcohol and drug dependence, suicide attempts, depression and post traumatic stress disorder3-10. The direct victims are mainly women, but the impact on children is being increasingly recognised”,’2. As domestic violence may result in fatalities, most commonly of the woman although also of the perpetratori3, it is an important public health issue. Domestic violence may commence or escalate in pregnancy’42’ and the pattern of violence also appears to alter, with pregnant women being more likely to have multiple sites of injury and to be struck on the However, some women experience a decreased level of violence, with the result that they try to remain pregnant in order to protect themselvesI8. Campbell et proposed four categories of domestic violence in pregnancy: