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Let us Ring the bell on Domestic Violence…. Call for Ceasefire

Author: Geetha Balsarkar

Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India | Issue 4/2021

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The Covid-19 pandemic has taken the world by surprise and has significantly altered people’s day-to-day living and most importantly family dynamics. The nationwide sudden lockdown, imposed in March 2020, was especially difficult for women since they had to juggle household chores without the usual house help as well as manage their work from home. But it came to light that soon after the implementation of lockdown, the domestic violence (DV) increased extensively across the world. …

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Title: Let us Ring the bell on Domestic Violence…. Call for Ceasefire
Author: Geetha Balsarkar
Publication date: 01-08-2021
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India / Issue 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0971-9202
Electronic ISSN: 0975-6434
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-021-01535-5

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