TY - JOUR PY - 1987// TI - Battered and pregnant: a prevalence study JO - American journal of public health A1 - Anderson, Elizabeth T. A1 - McFarlane, Judith M. A1 - Helton, A. S. SP - 1337 EP - 1339 VL - 77 IS - 10 N2 - We interviewed 290 pregnant women randomly selected from public and private prenatal clinics, 80 per cent of whom were at least five months pregnant (ages 18-43, 42 percent Latino, 22 percent Black). Twenty-four women reported physical battering during this pregnancy (44 reported physical battering before the current pregnancy). Eight of the 24 pregnant women had sought medical treatment for injuries sustained; none reported having been assessed by prenatal care providers for abuse. LA - SN - 0090-0036 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -