The study assessed the relationship between postpartum intimate partner violence (IPV) and
postpartum health risks among young mothers over time. Data were collected from 2001 to …

Exposure to violence in the family-of-origin has consistently been linked to intimate partner
violence (IPV) perpetration in adulthood. However, whether the transmission of violence …

Background There is a scarcity of data on the association of sexual violence and women's
subsequent obstetric outcomes. Our aim was to investigate whether women exposed to …

Women's (N= 205) IPV experiences were assessed during their pregnancies, in the year
before their pregnancies, and with their previous partners. The study explored whether …

We report on the occurrence of verbal abuse and physical violence during pregnancy for
358 low-income women. Overall, 65% of the women in our study experienced either verbal …

Introduction Violence during pregnancy has been estimated to affect between 0.9% and
20.1% of pregnant women in the United States. This article presents a review of the research …

Objective to examine the relationship between intimate partner violence and other factors
associated with the experience of early motherhood. Design cross sectional secondary data …

The present study examined the impact of domestic violence on maternal and infant health
by assessing maternal health during pregnancy and infant health at two months postpartum …

Background Abuse and violence against women constitute a global public health problem
and are particularly important among women of reproductive age. The literature is not …

In the first part of this review, we provided currently accepted definitions of categories and
subcategories of intimate partner violence and discussed the prevalence and health impacts …