Power over parity: intimate partner violence and issues of fertility control

Gee, Rebekah E.; Mitra, Nandita; Wan, Fei; Chavkin, Diana E.; Long, Judith A.

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.048

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“…Women experiencing IPV have less control over their sexuality and fertility and the power of decision on the use of contraceptive methods is often from their intimate partner (16)(17) . In view of this, in the context of a violent relationship, the difficulty of dialogue and negotiation about the use of contraceptive methods, the possibility of forced sexual intercourse or fear and occurrence of reproductive coercion increases the number of women who have unwanted pregnancies (17) , as in the case of this study, reinforcing the influence of power relations and male domination over women's health.…”

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Pregnant Women: Study About The Repercussions On The Obstetric And Neonatal Results

Rodrigues

Gomes-Sponholz

Stefanelo

et al. 2014

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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RESUMENEstudio observacional, descriptivo y analí-tico que buscó identificar la prevalencia de violencia del compañero íntimo (VCI) en mujeres embarazadas y clasificarla según tipo y frecuencia e identificar los resultados obstétricos y neonatales y su asociación con la ocurrencia de VCI en el embarazo actual. La recolección de datos se realizó por medio de entrevistas estructuradas y la revisión del historial médico de 232 mujeres que recibieron atención prenatal en un hospital público. El análisis se realizó con el programa estadístico SAS® 9.0. Se encontró que el 15,5% de las participantes sufrió VCI durante el embarazo, de éstas el 14,7% sufrió violencia psicológica, el 5,2% violencia física y el 0,4% violencia sexual. Las mujeres que no deseaban el embarazo tenían más probabilidades de experimentar VCI (p <0.00, OR=4,32 y IC 95% [1,77 -10,54]). No se encontró asociación estadísticamente significativa entre la VCI y las repercusiones obstétricas y neonatales. Se concluyó que, para las participantes del estudio, no hubo repercusiones negativas relacionadas con la VCI. DESCRIPTORESViolencia contra la mujer Embarazo Maltrato conyugal Salud materno-infantil Enfermería materno-infantil RESUMOEste estudo observacional, descritivo e analítico que objetivou identificar a prevalência de violência por parceiro íntimo (VPI) entre gestantes e classificá-la quanto ao tipo e frequência; identificar resultados obstétricos e neonatais e suas associações com a ocorrência da VPI na gestação atual. Foi desenvolvido com 232 gestantes que realizaram acompanhamento pré-natal em uma maternidade pública. Os dados foram coletados por entrevista estruturada e nos prontuários e analisados com o programa SAS® 9.0. Entre as participantes, 15,5% sofreram VPI durante a gestação, sendo que 14,7% sofreram violência psicológica, 5,2%, violência física e 0,4%, violência sexual. As mulheres que não desejaram a gestação tiveram maior chance de sofrer VPI (p<0,00; OR=4,32 e IC 95% [1,77 -10,54]). Com relação às repercussões obstétricas e neonatais, não houve associação estatisticamente significativa entre as variáveis investigadas. Conclui-se que para as participantes do estudo, não houve repercussões obstétricas e neonatais negativas relacionadas à VPI na gestação. DESCRITORESViolência contra a mulher Gravidez Maus-tratos conjugais Saúde materno-infantil Enfermagem materno-infantil ABSTRACTThis observational, descriptive and analytic study aimed to identify the prevalence of IPV cases among pregnant women and classify them according to the type and frequency; identify the obstetric and neonatal results and their associations with the intimate partner violence (IPV) occurrence in the current pregnancy. It was developed with 232 pregnant women who had prenatal care at a public maternity hospital. Data were collected via structured interview and in the patients' charts and analyzed through the statistic software SAS® 9.0. Among the participants, 15.5% suffered IPV during pregnancy, among that 14.7% suffered psychological violence, 5.2% physical v...

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Pregnant Women: Study About The Repercussions On The Obstetric And Neonatal Results

Rodrigues

Gomes-Sponholz

Stefanelo

et al. 2014

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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“…Another issue worth raising here is the fact that women who suffer violence by an intimate partner may have less decision-making power to interrupt an unintended pregnancy when the contraceptive method fails and is unable to exercise control over their fertility 18 .…”

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“…This can reduce women's power to negotiate contraceptive use with their partners and lead to a lack of control over reproductive intentions 15,16,17,18 .…”

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Intimate partner violence and unintended pregnancy: prevalence and associated factors

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Araújo²,

Valongueiro³

et al. 2013

Cad. Saúde Pública

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This study investigated the association between unintended pregnancy and intimate partner violence before pregnancy. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 1,054 women, aged 18 to 49, in Recife, Northeastern Brazil, from July 2005 to March 2006. Non-conditional logistic regression analysis was performed with a hierarchical strategy for entering variables into the model, according to the conceptual framework defined. Unintended pregnancy was reported by 60.3% (636) women. Intimate partner violence prior to the pregnancy was associated with unintended pregnancy (ORadj = 1.57; 95%CI: 1.17-2.11), even when adjusted for the women's sociodemographic characteristics, the partner's behaviour, and the relationship dynamic. When the association was adjusted for the use of contraception and the partner's refusal to use contraception, the association was no longer significant, suggesting that the effect of partner violence on unintended pregnancy may be mediated by these variables. The findings point to the need of screening for intimate partner violence in reproductive health services.

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“…With the exception of the combination of sexual and emotional violence, there was a statistically significant association between all forms of partner violence and terminated pregnancies among Indian women. Plausible explanations of these findings are that women tend to lose autonomy over their sexual lives, regardless of their standard of living, so they experience more unwanted pregnancies (11,20,21) and lose reproductive control (8,22,23) in addition to the direct physical harm that they suffer in abusive relationships.…”

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A lifetime experience of violence and adverse reproductive outcomes: Findings from population surveys in India

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Power over parity: intimate partner violence and issues of fertility control

Cited by 136 publications

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Pregnant Women: Study About The Repercussions On The Obstetric And Neonatal Results

Intimate Partner Violence Against Pregnant Women: Study About The Repercussions On The Obstetric And Neonatal Results

Intimate partner violence and unintended pregnancy: prevalence and associated factors

A lifetime experience of violence and adverse reproductive outcomes: Findings from population surveys in India

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