TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Violence before pregnancy and the risk of violence during pregnancy
JO  - Journal of Perinatal Medicine
A1  - Globevnik Velikonja, Vislava
A1  - Lučovnik, Miha
A1  - Premru Sršen, Tanja
A1  - Leskošek, Vesna
A1  - Krajnc, Megie
A1  - Pavše, Lucija
A1  - Verdenik, Ivan
A1  - Tul, Natasa
A1  - Blickstein, Isaac
SP  - 29
EP  - 33
VL  - 46
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationships among different forms of violence before and during pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An anonymous questionnaire (adapted NorAQ) was given to 1269 women after childbirth. <br><br>RESULTS: The response rate was 80% (n=1018). Different forms of violence were experienced by 46.9% of the women; 9.2% reported violence in pregnancy. Suffering from the consequences of violence was reported by 43.8% of the women; sexual (76.6%) and psychological (54.1%) ranked the highest. Past experience of any form of violence increased the risk of violence in pregnancy, violences experienced in adulthood even more than that in childhood [odds ratio (OR) 4.2, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.7-6.5 vs. OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.2-2.9]. The onset of violence during pregnancy is rare. Violence was most frequently exerted by the intimate partner. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Healthcare systems have access to most women of reproductive age, thus they have the unique opportunity to identify and adequately manage violence against women and its consequences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0300-5577
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2016-0378
ID  - ref1
ER  -