Women's perceptions of how pregnancy influences the context of intimate partner violence in Germany

Stöckl, Heidi; Gardner, Frances

doi:10.1080/13691058.2013.813969

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“…This is in concert with earlier studies reporting that pregnancy increases a woman’s vulnerability to violence by the partner’s reduced commitment to the relationship. He might be regarding the pregnancy as a limitation of free access to his woman’s body, and regarding it as interfering with her ability to perform her traditional role as a homemaker/caretaker [53,54]. This is in line with the Connell’s sexual division of power and labour.…”

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Community Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy—A Qualitative Study from Ethiopia

Gashaw

Magnus

Scheib

et al. 2019

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) in pregnancy adversely affects the health of women and unborn children. To prevent this, the community responses, societal systems, and structures to support victims of IPV in pregnancy are vital. Objectives: to explore community stakeholders’ perspectives related to IPV in pregnancy in Jimma, Ethiopia, and if needed, create the knowledge base for interventions. Methods: using an exploratory design, this qualitative study had a maximum-variation (multiple spectrum sources) sampling strategy with 16 semi-structured interviews of purposively selected key informants representing different community institutions. Guided by Connell’s theory of gender and power, a content analysis of the translated interviews was conducted using Atlas.ti 7 software. Results: reconciliation between IPV victims and their abusers was the solution promoted by almost all the respondents. There was limited awareness of the adverse impacts IPV in pregnancy has on the health of the woman and the foetus. Despite regular encounters with victims, there is no organized or structured operational response to support IPV victims between the participating institutions. Conclusion: the potential danger of IPV for the mother or the unborn child was not well understood by the members of the studied Ethiopian community. Neither coordinated efforts to support IPV victims nor links among relevant agencies existed. The study demonstrated the dire need of coordinated practical action, changes in current socio-cultural norms, formal training and capacity building, awareness creation, clear intervention guidelines, and facilitation of support networks among relevant institutions in Ethiopian communities.

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Community Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy—A Qualitative Study from Ethiopia

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“…Since maltreatment is most commonly perpetrated by the child’s own parents (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012), becoming a parent could activate cognitions, emotions, or biological responses related to childhood experiences of being parented, including abuse and neglect (Stöckl & Gardner, 2013; van der Kolk, 1994).…”

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Childhood Maltreatment and Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Choi

Sikkema

2016

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) compromise maternal and child well-being and may be influenced by traumatic experiences across the life course. A potent and common form of trauma is childhood maltreatment, but its specific impact on PMADs is not well understood. A systematic review was undertaken to synthesize empirical literature on the relationship between maternal histories of childhood maltreatment and PMADs. Of the 876 citations retrieved, 35 reports from a total of 26,239 participants met inclusion criteria, documenting substantial rates of childhood maltreatment and PMADs. Robust trends of association were observed between childhood maltreatment and perinatal depression, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder, but findings for anxiety were less consistent. Examining multivariate results suggested that childhood maltreatment predicts PMADs above and beyond sociodemographic, psychiatric, perinatal, and psychosocial factors, but may also be partially mediated by variables such as later victimization and moderated by protective early relationships. Future research should test mediating and moderating pathways using prospective cohorts, expanding to cross-cultural settings and other disorder outcomes. Treatment and prevention of childhood maltreatment and its sequelae may help mitigate risk for perinatal psychopathology and its impact on maternal and child outcomes.

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“…Financial concerns, decreasing physical and emotional availability of a woman during pregnancy, lack of practical and emotional support from the male partner and doubts about parenting increases risks of violence (75). In Germany in a study based on 19 in-depth semi-structured qualitative interviews with women who experienced violence during pregnancy, women perceived pregnancy as a turning point; it reduces "women's acceptance of their partner's unemployment, alcohol abuse and lack of relationship commitment or by increasing women's vulnerability because they felt too young to raise a child alone" (76).…”

Section: Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence During Prementioning

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Violencia de la pareja íntima contra las mujeres en el embarazo: una lectura crítica con perspectiva de género

Lafaurie

2015

Rev. Colomb. Enferm.

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This paper conducted a critical review from a gender perspective, identifying selected studies addressing intimate partner violence against women during pregnancy. Seventy-two studies from 23 countries between 1994 and 2013 were analyzed. Intimate partner violence in pregnancy is associated with obstetric and birth complications, mental health consequences, and effects on the newborn as low birth growth. Countries with lower human development scores show higher rates of these ramifications. Socio-demographic conditions such as educational level, social status, age and marital status appear associated. While in most countries pregnancy reduces partner violence, there are exceptions suggesting that it is not necessarily a protective factor. The significance given to motherhood and pregnancy in different social groups and the level of presence of patriarchal relations may offer an explanation for this phenomenon. Psychological violence is the most frequently reported. Research must strengthen the qualitative approach. Ongoing issues in contexts where intimate partner violence increase and where physical violence prevails during pregnancy require to be studied. It is imperative to train health providers to detect and prevent intimate partner violence. It is required to consider the empowerment of women as a central axis in sexual and reproductive health.Palabras clave: domestic violence, pregnancy, sexual and reproductive health. Artículo de RevisiónIntimate partner violence against women during pregnancy: a critical reading from a gender perspective Violencia de la pareja íntima contra las mujeres en el embarazo: una lectura crítica con perspectiva de género Violência por parceiro íntimo contra mulheres durante a gravidez: uma leitura crítica a partir de uma perspectiva de gênero have been implemented in the recognition of this issue are noted, that can guide future studies.Violence against women constitutes a violation of human rights. In the first article of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the United Nations defines violence against women as 'any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life' (1). INTRODUCCIÓNThe study of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy represents a field of inquiry of crucial importance because violence involves women in the course of one of the most complex processes of their existence. Violence contributes to personal injuries, affects the fetus and impacts the newborn's health.Throughout this paper, conceptual issues that expand the understanding of this phenomenon are identified with particular emphasis in the field of sexual and reproductive health. Trends and research findings are described, and models and tools that RESUMOEste trabalho realiza uma análise crítica a partir de uma perspectiva de gênero, identificando estudos s...

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Women's perceptions of how pregnancy influences the context of intimate partner violence in Germany

Cited by 16 publications

References 23 publications

Community Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy—A Qualitative Study from Ethiopia

Community Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy—A Qualitative Study from Ethiopia

Childhood Maltreatment and Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Violencia de la pareja íntima contra las mujeres en el embarazo: una lectura crítica con perspectiva de género

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