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Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy and 1-Year Post-Partum

Authors: Pajarita Charles, Krista M. Perreira

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 7/2007

Abstract

Using data on a nationally representative cohort of pregnant women in US cities, this study examines the prevalence and correlates of interpersonal violence (IPV)—physical, emotional, and coercion-control—during pregnancy and 1 year after birth. Overall, 33% of mothers and 40% of fathers experience some form of IPV during or after pregnancy. Hispanic women and those no longer romantically involved with their children’s fathers were most likely to experience IPV during pregnancy. Less educated women, women who reported that they or their spouses used substances (i.e., alcohol or illicit drugs), and women who reported that their pregnancy was unwanted were at high risk of IPV both during and after their pregnancy. Violence during pregnancy strongly predicted violence after pregnancy. Recent immigrants were among the least likely to leave a violent relationship 1-year post-partum. US-born women who were employed during their pregnancy were among the most likely to leave an abusive relationship 1-year post-partum.

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Title: Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy and 1-Year Post-Partum
Authors: Pajarita Charles
Krista M. Perreira
Publication date: 01-10-2007
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Family Violence / Issue 7/2007
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-007-9112-0

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