@article{ref1,
title="The prevalence of violence investigated in a pregnant population in Sweden",
journal="Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology",
year="2001",
author="Stenson, Kristina and Heimer, Gun M. and Lundh, C. and Nordström, Marie‐Louise and Saarinen, H. and Wenker, A.",
volume="22",
number="4",
pages="189-197",
abstract="All women registered for antenatal care within a Swedish municipality during a 6-month period were assessed regarding acts of violence. The Abuse Assessment Screen was used on two occasions during pregnancy, and once between 4 and 20 weeks after delivery. The efficacy of repeated interviews was investigated, and characteristics of abused and non-abused women were compared. The participation rate was 93% (1038 women). Physical abuse by a close acquaintance or relative during or shortly after pregnancy was reported by 1.3%, and by 2.8% when the year preceding pregnancy was included. The lifetime prevalence of emotional, physical or sexual abuse was 19.4%. Repeated questioning increased the detection of abuse. Women abused during pregnancy reported more preceding ill-health and more elective abortions than non-abused women. Intervention against sexual violence has been on the political agenda in Sweden for several decades. Even so, physical abuse is a risk factor comparable in frequency to obstetric complications such as gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia. Routines need to be established to make questioning about violence an integral part of the standardized screening for risk factors during pregnancy.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-482X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}