Continued Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy and After Birth and Its Effect on Child Functioning

Bianchi, Ann L.; McFarlane, Judith; Cesario, Sandra K.; Symes, Lene; Maddoux, John

doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2016.02.013

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“…We found eleven papers reporting on studies which fit the criteria. These investigate domestic violence or intimate partner violence during pregnancy (n = 11) and most also measure IPV before or after pregnancy (n = 7) . Offspring developmental outcomes are measured between six months and eighteen years of age.…”

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“…The studies recruited from both developing and developed countries with Nicaragua, South Africa (n = 2), China, Canada and the United States (n = 6) represented. Samples were urban, peri‐urban or rural.…”

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“…All studies were observational, eight were cohort studies and three were case–control studies . Four studies recruited from larger existing studies, four used fliers and advertising in the community, two recruited from local healthcare centres and one approached safe shelters and a District Attorney's office …”

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“…Two studies used their own self‐designed questionnaires. One recruited from safe shelters and established exposure to IPV using five questions . Another study used only one question: “Has anyone hit you or physically hurt you in the past year?” Questions like this that ask for clear, observable behaviours are shown to have good specificity and sensitivity in assessing abuse …”

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“…All studies included some measure of socio‐economic status, most gave the ethnic breakdown of the participants and six considered marital status. Maternal mental health, as in depression and anxiety, are shown to be risks and all but four studies adjusted for these. Birth outcomes and gestational illnesses or substance use were addressed by most studies (n = 8).…”

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Background Stress during pregnancy is known to affect fetal neurodevelopment. It seems likely therefore that intimate partner violence (IPV) and domestic violence (DV) as extreme stressors will have a similarly adverse effect. Objectives A systematic review was conducted to assess the association between prenatal exposure to violence for mothers and developmental difficulties in their children. Data sources PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL, ERIC, Science Direct, SCOPUS, PsyARTICLES, Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, Women's Studies International and Gender Studies Database were all searched using the agreed search terms. Study selection and data extraction We include studies of women who have experienced any violence, fear of violence or aggression while pregnant, including emotional, psychological, physical or sexual violence in the context of IPV or DV. Studies were excluded if the neurodevelopmental outcomes of the offspring were not assessed. Studies from all countries were included, in English or translated to English, and search dates were not restricted. We included all years from inception of the database until the search date. Synthesis Study design and biases, assessment tools, management of confounding, results and overall quality were assessed. Results We identified 11 papers reporting on observational studies. Almost three quarters of the studies found a relationship between prenatal exposure to violence and developmental difficulties in the offspring. Differing assessment tools were used with a range of data collected and not all adjusted their findings for the same confounders. Conclusions Current evidence on the relationship between prenatal violence exposure, as IPV or DV, and consequent child developmental disorders remains limited. Future research using comprehensive study designs, larger samples and longitudinal follow‐up of the offspring could clarify this association. While maternal trauma resulting from exposure to violence may play an important role in childhood development disorders, additional intervening factors on the pathway need further explored.

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