Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy
Dr. Philip V. Scribano, who works at the Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania reviewed these articles for the Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA) September Research Review.
ARTICLES:
- Chu, SY, Goodwin MM, D’Angelo DV. Physical Violence Against U.S. Women Around the Time of Pregnancy, 2004-2007. Am J Prev Med 2010; 38 (3): 317-322.
- Kan ML, Feinberg ME. Measurement and Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Among Expectant First-Time Parents. Violence and Victims 2010; 25 (3): 319-331.
ARTICLES SUMMARY:
Brief Overview
Violence by an intimate partner is recognized as contributing to significant negative health and social consequences for women in the U.S. and internationally. When evaluating the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy, rates ranging from 4-9 % have been reported. However, a number of methodological limitations hinder our ability to discern the actual prevalence of IPV during pregnancy or whether IPV increases, decreases or remains for pregnant as compared to non-pregnant women. These limitations include lack of standardization of IPV screening questions used in research studies and variation in the time period about which are asked to report IPV. In addition, there have also been discrepancies in how researchers define IPV. Read more.
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