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Screening and Intervention for Domestic Violence During Pregnancy Care: A Systematic Review.
- Source :
- Trauma, Violence & Abuse; Oct2010, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p190-201, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Domestic violence (DV) against women during pregnancy affects many women and unborn infants worldwide. Pregnancy presents a window of opportunity for health care providers to identify DV and provide appropriate intervention. The aim of this systematic review was to appraise the effectiveness of DV screening and interventions for women identified for DV through screening in pregnancy. The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO were searched from January 1995 to November 2009 to identify potentially relevant studies. Studies using any comparative methodology from both national and international arenas were included but had to be in the English language. Nine studies (13 references) met the inclusion criteria, five for screening and four for interventions. Of the five screening studies, the identification of DV was significantly higher compared to studies that used a nonstandardized screen or no screen at all. There was also evidence that recurrent screening throughout the pregnancy further increased identification rates. There was some evidence that interventions for pregnant women who had experienced DV reduced the amount of violence experienced by these women, but the evidence is very limited by the small number of randomized studies with small participant numbers. Further research is required to establish the most effective interventions for women who are identified at risk of DV during pregnancy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PREGNANT women -- Crimes against
DOMESTIC violence
INTIMATE partner violence
VIOLENCE against women
PRENATAL care
PREVENTION of family violence
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
MATERNAL health services
MEDICAL screening
MEDLINE
SYSTEMATIC reviews
CRISIS intervention (Mental health services)
PREGNANCY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15248380
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Trauma, Violence & Abuse
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 54283214
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838010378298