Partner violence during pregnancy: prevalence, effects, screening, and management

Abstract

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge regarding the experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy. Pregnancy IPV is a significant problem worldwide, with rates varying significantly by country and maternal risk factors. Pregnancy IPV is associated with adverse newborn outcomes, including low birth weight and preterm birth. Many mechanisms for how IPV may impact birth outcomes have been proposed and include direct health, mental health, and behavioral effects, which all may interact. Screening for IPV during pregnancy is essential, yet due to time constraints and few clear recommendations for assessment, many prenatal providers do not routinely inquire about IPV, or even believe they should. More training is needed to assist health care providers in identifying and managing pregnancy IPV, with additional research needed to inform effective interventions to reduce the rates of pregnancy IPV and resultant outcomes.

Prevalência e fatores associados ao uso de drogas ilícitas em gestantes da coorte BRISA

“…Embora as variáveis nível de ansiedade moderada/alta e violência não tenham apresentado associação significante, registraram altos valores de OR. Provavelmente a baixa prevalência do evento influenciou a não associação, uma vez que outros estudos 29,30,31 associam violência ao uso de drogas ilícitas.…”

“…A maior parte dos pesquisadores em saúde mental concorda que há poucas diferenças entre as chamadas drogas lícitas e ilícitas, pois o impacto subjetivo sobre o indivíduo se torna irrelevante após certo tempo de consumo 31,35 .…”

Prenatal stress and hemodynamics in pregnancy: a systematic review

“…More consideration of support and interventional strategies (Bailey, 2010;Campbell, 1998;McFarlane et al, 2000;Winn et al, 2003) which may ameliorate the relationship between prenatal stress and fetal well-being is also needed.…”

Domestic Violence among Pregnant Women Attending the Ante-Natal Clinic of Primary Health Care Centre, Itu, Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria

“…[2][3][4][5] Violence against women has been found to constitute violation of the human rights of the affected women. 6,7 While violence against women generally carries lots of adverse health consequences on the victims, violence against pregnant women is associated with double burden of complications on the pregnant women and the fetus.…”

“…Studies have shown that domestic violence could result in both short and long term several complications and severe morbidities that could jeopardize the health and life of both pregnant women and the fetus, leading to family dysfunction and cascade of several other problems to the society. 2,[8][9][10][11] In a study on violence against women during pregnancy, Messa, etal had shown that repercussion of violence against women during pregnancy way include abortion, preterm labour, chronic pelvic pain, headaches, depression, attempted suicide, post traumatic stress disorder (PSTD), anxiety, drug abuse for the mother; intrauterine fetal retardation, low birth weight, fetal loss, increased rate of prenatal morbidity for the fetus. As appalling and deleterious as domestic violence against pregnant women is, it has been shown that its prevalence continues to be high globally especially in developing countries.…”