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Background: Experiencing intimate partner violence impacts the ongoing physical and psychological health of women and can contribute to poorer maternal and neonatal health during the perinatal period.
Methods: In a national maternity experiences cross-sectional online survey, 1198 (13.6%) women identified as experiencing IPV in their lifetime. Using quantitative descriptive statistics, the maternity and mental health measures were explored for women who had experienced IPV and had a baby in Australia between 2016 and 2021.
Results: The findings demonstrated significant differences in the sociodemographic factors, mental health history, pregnancy and birth experiences, and negative interactions with health care providers.
Discussion: The findings in this study demonstrate how previously traumatized women can leave the maternity system retraumatized and identify the need for a trauma-informed approach to maternity care.
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J Affect Disord
September 2025
Graduate School, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Background: Intimate partner domestic violence (IPDV) is a global health concern. We explored the association between IPDV and the subsequent onset of hazardous alcohol use among married men and women.
Methods: A total of 13,277 married adults were included in the analysis, with annual repeated measurements from 2009 to 2024, totaling 103,825 observations.
Contraception
September 2025
Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, 490 Illinois St, San Francisco, CA 94158; Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Ave
Objective: Experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) can negatively impact young people's reproductive autonomy, including making it more challenging to get contraception. This study examined the association between IPV and delays in obtaining contraception in a sample of young women from California and Texas.
Study Design: The data are from a supplementary study to a cluster randomized controlled trial conducted with young people sexually-active within the past year recruited at 29 community colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2020-May 2023).
J Interpers Violence
September 2025
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.
Trauma-informed communication has shown promise in healthcare settings for supporting individuals affected by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), yet its application in public health messaging remains underexplored. Given the strong link between ACEs and intimate partner violence victimization (IPVV), this study designed and tested a trauma-informed, text-based message aimed at promoting trauma understanding and positive behavioral intentions among women experiencing IPVV with self-reported ACEs. The message incorporated two core trauma-informed components-psychoeducation and empowerment-and was evaluated against a conventional IPVV message in a randomized controlled trial ( = 289).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS One
September 2025
Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT Africa), College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Background: We aimed to describe the prevalence of exposure to traumatic events and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) in rural Ethiopia. We hypothesised that antenatal PTSD symptoms would be associated with previous obstetric complications and intimate partner violence (IPV) and impact negatively on women´s satisfaction with ANC.
Methods: The design was a facility-based cross-sectional study in primary health centres providing ANC in southern Ethiopia.