Domestic abuse against women during pregnancy can potentially have a significant impact on how the unborn baby's brain develops, according to a new study.
Feb 20, 2023
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Abuse in childhood and young adulthood is associated with an increased risk for long-term welfare receipt, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Pediatrics.
Feb 8, 2023
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Domestic violence is a public health problem in most parts of the world. A 2021 United Nations report showed that one in three women aged 15-49 years in sub-Saharan Africa had experienced one form of violence or another by ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Pregnant trauma patients with certain injury patterns—including multiple injuries, injuries to the head, face, neck, and scalp, and multiple contusions—should be screened for intimate partner violence (IPV), according ...
Nov 17, 2022
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When Megumi Ota needed the morning-after pill in Japan, she couldn't get a prescription in time under a policy activists call an attempt to "control" women's reproductive rights.
Jun 10, 2022
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An increase in intimate partner violence (IPV) referrals was seen after the emergence of COVID-19, particularly for emotional abuse, according to a study published online March 22 in Pediatrics.
Mar 28, 2022
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A study of HIV-positive black and Latino men who have sex with men finds the use of methamphetamine combined with intimate partner violence boosted the activity of genes that regulate the body's inflammatory and antiviral ...
Dec 4, 2021
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While assessing a pregnant woman with premature labor in 1983, Linda Bullock noticed bruises on the woman. When she asked what happened, the woman told Bullock a refrigerator had fallen on her while cleaning the kitchen.
Sep 18, 2021
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Millions of people experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime and assessment is important in conducting therapy and assisting victims. A team of psychologists at Binghamton University, State University of ...
Jun 15, 2021
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The pandemic has exacerbated risk factors for gender-based violence, such as unemployment and financial strain, substance use, isolation, depression anxiety, and general stress, according to the American Psychological Association. ...
Apr 1, 2021
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