Open AccessPrevalence of Abuse and Violence Before, During, and After Pregnancy in a National Sample of Canadian Women
Author(s) -
Nihaya Daoud,
Marcelo L. Urquia,
Patricia O’Campo,
Maureen Heaman,
Patricia A. Janssen,
Janet Smylie,
Kellie Thiessen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300843
Subject(s) - pregnancy , sexual abuse , medicine , population , physical abuse , domestic violence , psychiatry , demography , child abuse , poison control , suicide prevention , environmental health , genetics , sociology , biology
We describe the prevalence of abuse before, during, and after pregnancy among a national population-based sample of Canadian new mothers.