Risk factors for domestic violence in pregnant women

Thompson, Judith S.; Canterino, Joseph; Feld, Sheila; Stumpf, Paul G.; Kuo, Yen-Hong; Harrigan, John T.

doi:10.1016/s1068-607x(00)00035-4

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“…Studies have shown that DV may cause long-term psychological problems (Stewart & Cecutti, 1993; Zhang, Zou, Cao, & Zhang, 2012). It is known that alcohol abuse, depression, suicide attempts, and posttraumatic stress disorder are positively associated with abuse during the prenatal period (Asad et al, 2010; Mahapatro, Gupta, Gupta, & Kundu, 2011; Thompson et al, 2000).…”

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Decrease in Domestic Violence During Pregnancy

Bağcıoğlu

Vural

Karababa

et al. 2013

J Interpers Violence

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Our aim is to evaluate the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) among pregnant women and find out whether several factors were associated with DV or not. A total of 317 pregnant women applied at Sanliurfa Obstetrics Hospital and Harran University obstetrics and gynecology department outpatient clinic were interviewed using the modified form of Abuse Assessment Screen questionnaire. Several clinical and sociodemographic data were also obtained from the participants. Mean pregnancy number per woman (gravida) was 3.62 ± 0.13. 47.3% of women had experienced DV before pregnancy. However, the rate of DV exposure significantly decreased to 10.3% during pregnancy (p < .001). Participants with positive family history of DV (mother's exposure) had significantly higher DV rates (p < .001). Those who were exposed to DV, visited their parents less (p = .002). The mean body mass index of DV exposed women was significantly lower (p = .011) than non-DV exposed women. DV exposed women had fewer social interactions and their weight gain may affected by violence. Pregnancy appears to decrease DV in Sanliurfa.

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Decrease in Domestic Violence During Pregnancy

Bağcıoğlu

Vural

Karababa

et al. 2013

J Interpers Violence

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Abuse as a risk factor for prenatal depressive symptoms: a meta-analysis

Shamblaw

Cardy

Prost

et al. 2018

Arch Womens Ment Health

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Depression is the most common mental disorder in pregnancy. An important risk factor in the development of prenatal depression is lifetime history of abuse. The current review quantitatively synthesized research on the association between history of abuse and prenatal depressive symptoms using a meta-analytic technique. A total of 3322 articles were identified through electronic searches of the following databases: PsycINFO, PubMed, CINAHL, and EMBASE Cochrane Collaboration databases between the years of 1980 and 2016. All were independently screened against the following inclusion criteria: articles reporting on original data that included measures of prenatal depression and abuse. Data were extracted by the first and second authors. Descriptive analyses were conducted using Excel version 15.32, and all analyses involving effect sizes were conducted using comprehensive meta-analysis (CMA) version 3.0. Seventy articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the meta-analyses. Meta-bias detected no publication bias. Abuse had a significant positive relation with prenatal depressive symptoms, with effect sizes in the moderate range for any abuse ([Formula: see text] = 0.287), physical abuse ([Formula: see text] = 0.271), sexual abuse ([Formula: see text] = 0.259), and emotional abuse ([Formula: see text] = 0.340; Cohen 1969. Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Academic Press, New York). The meta-analyses found a robust relation between abuse and prenatal depressive symptoms holding across a variety of demographic and study design characteristics. These results reinforce the established association between trauma victimization and subsequent psychopathology, extending current knowledge to specifically address the under-studied area of prenatal depression. These findings highlight the need for women who have survived child or adulthood abuse to receive appropriate referral and psychological treatment to mitigate their risk for prenatal depression.

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