Intimate partner violence during pregnancy and the risk for adverse infant outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1289-1299

  Donovan, B M ^a   Spracklen, C N ^b   Schweizer, M L ^c,d   Ryckman, K K ^a,c   Saftlas, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; low birthweight; partner abuse; premature; small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84983239120     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13928     Document Type: Review

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