Physical Violence During Pregnancy in France: Frequency and Impact on the Health of Expectant Mothers and New-Borns
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Physical Violence During Pregnancy in France: Frequency and Impact on the Health of Expectant Mothers and New‑Borns Monyk N. A. Maciel1,2 · Béatrice Blondel1 · Marie‑Josèphe Saurel‑Cubizolles1 Published online: 15 June 2019 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2019
Abstract Objectives Even during pregnancy women may suffer from violence. We estimated the prevalence of physical abuse during pregnancy, we analyzed the main risk factors and described the relationship between physical violence, psychological wellbeing and pregnancy outcome. Methods We used a national representative sample of births, in all public and private maternity units, in 2016 in France. Women were interviewed after delivery, on their living conditions and occurrence of physical violence at least once during pregnancy. The study of risk factors and pregnancy outcome was done with multivariable logistic regressions. Results Of 12,330 women included in the analysis 1.8% (95% CI 1.6–2.0) had been exposed to physical violence during pregnancy. Risk of violence was associated with the couple situation [women without a partner or in couple not cohabiting (OR 2.89, 95% CI 1.96–4.26)], household income (less than 3000 euros monthly), and state medical assistance coverage. Physical violence was more prevalent in case of a history of induced abortion or cannabis use during pregnancy. Psychological distress was more frequent with than without physical violence (e.g., 62% vs. 24% had a sadness period during pregnancy, p
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