Home care of the battered pregnant woman: one battered woman's pregnancy.
Perinatal nurses in the home care setting should screen all women for battering. Pregnant women who are battered need nursing education and intervention to help break the cycle of abuse and promote optimal maternal and fetal outcomes. This case report describes nursing care in the home for a battered pregnant patient at high risk.
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Harris Home Health Services, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000451:nursing*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D016312:Treatment Refusal