Survey of intimate partner violence before and during pregnancy among Japanese women

ConclusionEven though the prevalence of IPV during pregnancy had decreased compared with before pregnancy, all women experiencing IPV before pregnancy continued to be victimized during pregnancy. Therefore, IPV screening questions should include IPV that had occurred a year prior.

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Source: Japan Journal of Nursing Science - July 1, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Yaeko Kataoka, Mikiko Imazeki, Eriko Shinohara Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research