Violence against women by their intimate partner during pregnancy and postnatal depression: a prospective cohort study

Ludermir, Teresa B.; Lewis, Glyn; Valongueiro, Sandra; Araújo, Thália Velho Barreto de; Araya, Ricardo

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60887-2

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“…In line with these studies, our recent research results similarly suggested that specifically during the perinatal period, strong evidence of effective interventions for IPV is lacking [44]. The limited available evidence indicates that providing psychosocial support, advocacy, and suitable referrals to social and legal resources can potentially help women reduce their risk of violence and its consequences, and improve birth outcomes [45][46][47]. McFarlane and colleagues found that in a non-pregnant US population, disclosure of abuse was associated with the same reduction in violence and increase in safety behaviours as an intensive nurse case management intervention.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…In an effort to address this problem we constructed a scale consisting of 7 questions with the answer options ranging from 0 to 4; total score obtained ranged between 0 and 28. Based on the limited available literature [1,17,47,[55][56][57][58][59][60] and after considerable debate and extensive consultations with several experts in the field, we did not consider a one-time minor psychological act as IPV and decided to use a cutoff value of 4/28 for psychological abuse. Hence, a score of 3 or lower was not considered psychological abuse to the purpose of this study.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

Parys

Deschepper

Roelens

et al. 2017

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background: We aimed to investigate the impact of a referral-based intervention in a prospective cohort of women disclosing intimate partner violence (IPV) on the prevalence of violence, and associated outcomes psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during and after pregnancy. Methods: Women seeking antenatal care in eleven Belgian hospitals were consecutively invited from June 2010 to October 2012, to participate in a single-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) and handed a questionnaire. Participants willing to be interviewed and reporting IPV victimisation were randomised. In the Intervention Group (IG) participants received a referral card with contact details of services providing assistance and tips to increase safety behaviour. Participants in the Control Group (CG) received a "thank you" card. Follow-up data were obtained through telephone interview at an average of 10 months after receipt of the card. Results: At follow-up (n = 189), 66.7% (n = 126) of the participants reported IPV victimisation. Over the study-period, the prevalence of IPV victimisation decreased by 31.4% (P < 0.001), psychosocial health increased significantly (5.4/140, P < 0.001), 23.8% (n = 46/193) of the women sought formal help, 70.5% (n = 136/193) sought informal help, and 31.3% (n = 60/192) took at least one safety measure. We observed no statistically significant differences between the IG and CG, however. Adjusted for psychosocial health at baseline, the perceived helpfulness of the referral card seemed to be larger in the IG. Both the questionnaire and the interview were perceived to be significantly more helpful than the referral card itself (P < 0.001).

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The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

Parys

Deschepper

Roelens

et al. 2017

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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“…For this analysis, we excluded 30 women due to lack of records on prenatal care, totaling 1,026 women (90.6% of the total eligible). More detailed information on the cohort study is available in a previous publication 19 . The studied women were identified from prenatal care records from 42 PSF teams and records of community health workers, to include those who did not undergo prenatal care in PSF units.…”

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Violência física pelo parceiro íntimo e uso inadequado do pré-natal entre mulheres do Nordeste do Brasil

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Valongueiro

Ludermir

et al. 2016

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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ABSTRACT:Objective: To analyze the association between physical violence by an intimate partner (PVIP) and the inappropriate use of prenatal care services. Methods: A nested cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,026 women, based on data from a prospective cohort study designed to investigate intimate partner violence among pregnant women enrolled in the Family Health Program (PSF) in Recife, Northeastern Brazil. The use of prenatal care services was assessed with basis on the guidelines from the Program for Humanization of Prenatal Care and Childbirth (Brazilian Ministry of Health) and considered the time of the first prenatal care visit and the total number of visits during the pregnancy. Data were collected through two face-to-face interviews (one in the last pregnancy trimester and the other in the postpartum period), using standardized questionnaires and data on Pregnancy Card records. An unconditional logistic regression was performed to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and the 95% confidence intervals to measure the association between an PVIP and the inappropriate use of prenatal care services, using the stepwise method. Results: The prevalence of the inappropriate use of prenatal care services was 44.1% and of an PVIP, 25.6%. In the logistic regression analysis, an intimatePVIP was associated with inappropriate prenatal care (OR = 1.37; 95%CI 1.01 -1.85; p = 0.04) after adjustment by variables confirmed as confounders (parity, alcohol use in pregnancy, and education level). Conclusion: Women who are victims of an PVIP have more chance of receiving inappropriate prenatal care due to late onset of prenatal care, fewer prenatal care visits, or both. Keywords INTRODUCTIONViolence against women during pregnancy is a major public health issue due to the high risk of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality 1 . A study by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed that the prevalence of intimate partner violence during pregnancy can vary from 1 to 28% among countries 2 . This study in Brazil indicated that 8% of women in the city of São Paulo and 11% of women in rural Pernambuco reported having experienced some kind of violence during gestation 2 . Prenatal care can prevent maternal mortality as it modifies the course and the prognosis of pregnancy complications 3 and prevents adverse outcomes, such as perinatal and neonatal mortality, congenital syphilis, and low birth weight 4 . In Brazil, the levels of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality remain high, which is incompatible with the current level of economic and social growth in the country . Some factors are described as associated with no prenatal care, which include belonging to social segments with lower income, having less formal education, belonging to the black race, being over 35 years old, being multiparous, having depressive symptoms during pregnancy, making abusive use of alcohol and/or illicit drugs, having unstable marital status, unintended pregnancy history, partner's dissatisfaction with pregnancy, and partner's violence [7][...

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“…[21] [22,23,24,25] Moreover psychosocial constraints of hysterectomy, termination of a pregnancy, Sexual abuse [26,27] are also co-occurring mental health problems. [28,29] According to proposed guidelines for the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder, it is recommended to intervene the situation with pharmacological treatment where selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), mirtazapine, and bupropion are the preferred management options.…”

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PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS CLINICS IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN.

Ishtiaq¹

2017

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Objective: The purpose of the study was to examine sociodemographic correlates of depression, quality of life and health among women visiting gynecological clinics for varied health care seeking reasons. Methodology: A cross-sectional study based on predesigned questionnaire with Patient Health Questionnaire -9 variables included and surveyed 1000 respondents in an interview. The sessions evaluated each individual for the grades of depression. Results:The results indicated that mild levels of depression are highly prevalent in non-pregnant women with 57.44% while pregnant and menopausal females have a high incidence of severe depression with 7.95%. Age, marital status, health status, stressful life events, and history of comorbid are all significantly associated with the incidence of depression with regard to the context of woman's life. Conclusion:It has been concluded that out of many different sources the major ones among women tend to be aging, parity, antennal period, menopause along with certain comorbid mostly relating to diabetes mellitus. The physiological changes in menstrual patterns and the appearance and persistence of vasomotor symptoms with pregnancy and menopause may have a direct impact on mood and also get further influenced by negative attitudes and societal factors. Strong preventive measures with attempts of treatment and management must be performed in order to aid women from acute phases of stress and across the lifespan.

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Violence against women by their intimate partner during pregnancy and postnatal depression: a prospective cohort study

Cited by 268 publications

References 31 publications

The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

The impact of a referral card-based intervention on intimate partner violence, psychosocial health, help-seeking and safety behaviour during pregnancy and postpartum: a randomized controlled trial

Violência física pelo parceiro íntimo e uso inadequado do pré-natal entre mulheres do Nordeste do Brasil

PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS CLINICS IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN.

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