Intimate partner violence victimization prior to and during pregnancy among women residing in 26 U.S. states: Associations with maternal and neonatal health

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 140-148

  Silverman, Jay G ^a   Decker, Michele R ^a   Reed, Elizabeth ^a   Raj, Anita ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Intimate partner violence; Maternal morbidity; Neonatal morbidity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA BLEEDING; VICTIM; VOMITING;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745239285     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.12.052     Document Type: Article

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