Open AccessConsequences of intimate partner violence against pregnant women and the involvement of health care providers
Author(s) -
Elena Madalina DUMITRESCU,
Valeriu Gheorman,
Anca Pătraşcu,
Ileana Octavia Petrescu,
Victor Gheorman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
romanian journal of medical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6108
pISSN - 1842-8258
DOI - 10.37897/rjmp.2017.2.3
Subject(s) - domestic violence , medicine , pregnancy , prenatal care , occupational safety and health , health care , suicide prevention , public health , poison control , family medicine , psychiatry , nursing , medical emergency , environmental health , population , political science , law , pathology , biology , genetics
Background. Violence against women is a major public health problem. Violence against pregnant women has serious health consequences for both pregnant women and child. Purpose. Using an online search on Pubmed our aim was to make a review of consequences of intimate partner violence against women, emphasizing the size of the impacts on pregnant women, pregnancy and child and aspects of the involvement of health providers. Method. The following key words have been on Pubmed introduced: “intimate partner violence“, “violence against women“, “pregnant women“, “pregnancy outcomes“, “prenatal care“. We reviewed research with a high evidence level published in the last five years, using the Pubmed, Cochrane database as well as WHO and EU documents until August 2016. Results. Most women are reluctant to reveal the phenomenon, but there are some who would consider acceptable for doctors to systematically ask about violence if the patient has certain injuries or features. Prenatal care is an opportunity for early identification and prevention of recurrence of such violence against women. Conclusion. The consequences of intimate partner violence against women pregnant are important and serious consequences on both short and long term health of the woman and the child. Health professionals should be prepared formal urgently to recognize situations that might be caused or complicated by IPV and how to react in these situations.