Open AccessBattered and pregnant: a prevalence study.
Author(s) -
Anne Stewart Helton,
Judith McFarlane,
Elizabeth T. Anderson
Publication year - 1987
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.77.10.1337
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , prenatal care , poison control , physical abuse , family medicine , suicide prevention , injury prevention , public health , occupational safety and health , obstetrics , domestic violence , psychiatry , environmental health , population , nursing , pathology , biology , genetics
We interviewed 290 pregnant women randomly selected from public and private prenatal clinics, 80 per cent of whom were at least five months pregnant (ages 18-43, 42 per cent Latino, 22 per cent Black). Twenty-four women reported physical battering during this pregnancy (44 reported physical battering before the current pregnancy). Eight of the 24 pregnant women had sought medical treatment for injuries sustained; none reported having been assessed by prenatal care providers for abuse.