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We have known for some time now that trauma affects the physical and mental health of individuals, but a recent study shows that even unborn fetuses can suffer from trauma exposure. The linked study found that infants born to women who had been previously exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to male babies with significantly lower birth weight than women not exposed to trauma. This should not come as a surprise to anyone but it does reinforce the general consensus that trauma exposure...

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. During this month, efforts to increase awareness regarding interpersonal violence are more prominent via media outlets and community events. Though interpersonal violence affects many different groups, a particularly vulnerable group are pregnant women. According to research by University of California at San Francisco, twenty percent (20%) of women experience violence during pregnancy. Experiencing interpersonal violence is more common...