TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - "Keeping up a front": narratives about intimate partner violence, pregnancy, and antenatal care
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Edin, Kerstin E.
A1  - Dahlgren, Lars
A1  - Lalos, Ann
A1  - Hogberg, Ulf
SP  - 189
EP  - 206
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
N2  - Nine women who had been subjected to severe intimate partner violence during pregnancy narrated their ambiguous and contradictory feelings and the various balancing strategies they used to overcome their complex and difficult situations. Because allowing anyone to come close posed a threat, the women mostly denied the situation and kept up a front to hide the violence from others. Three women disclosed ongoing violence to the midwives, but only one said such disclosure was helpful. This article highlights the complexity of being pregnant when living with an abusive partner and challenges antenatal care policies from the perspective of pregnant women.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801209355703
ID  - ref1
ER  -