Pregnancy as a Stimulus for Domestic Violence

Burch, Rebecca L.; Gallup, Gordon G.

doi:10.1023/b:jofv.0000032634.40840.48

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“…There is some evidence indicating that men who are violent toward their pregnant partners view the unborn child as a direct threat and rival for their partner's attention (Bacchus et al, 2006;Jasinski, 2001;Noel & Yam, 1992). In addition, these men may be more likely to doubt the paternity of the child (Burch & Gallup, 2004). Attacks on the woman may represent hostility and ambivalence toward the unborn child, and there is some evidence to suggest that pregnancy violence is often targeted at the abdomen (Bacchus et al, 2006;Pulido & Gupta, 2002;Stewart & Cecutti, 1993).…”

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“…Future research directed at the nature and patterns of pregnancy violence is warranted to further understand why pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for violence for some women but not others. Most of the existing research concerning pregnancy violence focuses on the perspectives and characteristics of the female victims rather than on the perspectives and characteristics of the male perpetrators (for an exception see Burch & Gallup, 2004). Few studies have examined the psychosocial correlates of abuse during pregnancy, and even fewer have included characteristics of the male partner in their analyses (Muhajarine & D'Arcy, 1999).…”

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Pregnancy and Intimate Partner Violence: Risk Factors, Severity, and Health Effects

Brownridge

Taillieu

Tyler

et al. 2011

Violence Against Women

111

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The current study compares female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) who were and were not victimized during pregnancy. Victims of pregnancy violence are more likely to report having experienced all forms of violence, particularly severe forms, and have higher odds of experiencing several postviolence indicators of severity and adverse health consequences. The significance of predictors disappears in a post hoc analysis controlling for proxies of battering behavior (i.e., repeated and severe violence), suggesting that victims who experience violence during pregnancy may be more likely to be in a current intimate relationship with an abuser who inflicts repeated and severe IPV.

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Pregnancy and Intimate Partner Violence: Risk Factors, Severity, and Health Effects

Brownridge

Taillieu

Tyler

et al. 2011

Violence Against Women

111

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“…There are times, however, when the abuse can increase during pregnancy as shown by a study by Burch and Gallup Jr (2004) of 258 men convicted of spouse abuse. It was found that "…the frequency and severity of male initiated violence against women were twice as high when they were pregnant" (p.243).…”

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Twenty-one lessons: preventing domestic violence in the Caribbean

Jones¹,

Jemmott²,

Breo³

et al. 2017

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Appreciation is extended to Graham Gibbs for lending his expertise in the use of NVivo and to Sue Hanson for proof-reading and formatting this report. | P a g e ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe wish to thank the EU Delegation of the European Union to the Eastern Caribbean countries, OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM for funding the None in Three project and especially HE Ambassador Mikael Barfod for his vision and persistence in championing human rights and in particular, the rights of women and children. We are humbled by the courage of the women who spoke to us, often in fear that to do so might put them in danger and we thank the men and youth for sharing such unique and valuable insights. This was extremely difficult research to carry out and we could not have done so without the support of the agencies and professionals who helped us to reach out to research participants -thank you. We also wish to acknowledge the many national, regional and international organisations supporting the None in Three project:

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“…In an interview of 258 men convicted of spouse abuse, Burch and Gallup (2004) found that the frequency and severity of abuse directed toward pregnant partners was double that directed toward partners who were not pregnant and that sexual jealousy was also greater for men with pregnant partners. …”

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Poverty, Violence, and Health: The Impact of Domestic Violence During Pregnancy on Newborn Health

Aizer¹

2011

Journal of Human Resources

122

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Two percent of women in the US suffer from intimate partner violence annually, with poor and minority women disproportionately affected. I provide evidence of an important negative externality associated with domestic violence by estimating a negative and causal relationship between violence during pregnancy and newborn health, exploiting variation in the enforcement of laws against domestic violence for identification. I find that hospitalization for an assault while pregnant reduces birth weight by 163 grams. This sheds new light on the infant health production process as well as observed income gradients in health given that poor mothers are disproportionately affected by violence.

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Pregnancy as a Stimulus for Domestic Violence

Cited by 110 publications

References 31 publications

Pregnancy and Intimate Partner Violence: Risk Factors, Severity, and Health Effects

Pregnancy and Intimate Partner Violence: Risk Factors, Severity, and Health Effects

Twenty-one lessons: preventing domestic violence in the Caribbean

Poverty, Violence, and Health: The Impact of Domestic Violence During Pregnancy on Newborn Health

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