Abuse from in-laws during pregnancy and post-partum: Qualitative and quantitative findings from low-income mothers of infants in Mumbai, India

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 700-712

  Raj, Anita ^a,b   Sabarwal, Shagun ^c   Decker, Michele R ^d   Nair, Saritha ^e   Jethva, Meghna ^e   Krishnan, Suneeta ^f,g,h   Donta, Balaiah ^e   Saggurti, Niranjan ⁱ   Silverman, Jay G ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

^f RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

ⁱ POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

Author keywords

In law abuse; India; Intimate partner violence; Pregnancy and postpartum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051794698     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0651-2     Document Type: Article

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