Relationship between domestic violence during pregnancy and risk of low weight in the newborn

• Published in: Ginecologia y obstetricia de Mexico Vol. 75; no. 5; pp. 259 - 267
• Main Authors: Collado Peña, Susana Patricia, Villanueva Egan, Luis Alberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Mexico 01.05.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Domestic Violence - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Infant, Newborn; Pregnancy; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors

To determine the prevalence and characteristics of domestic violence before and during pregnancy, and its impact on obstetrical and perinatal outcomes, as well as to identify the main variables associated to domestic violence during pregnancy. From August to September 2004, 288 consecutive women in...