title: Perinatal care for survivors of sexual abuse.
abstract: Some pregnant women with a history of sexual abuse tend to have high anxiety during labor, often causing labor to be extended and making delivery more physically as well as emotionally painful. Now, thanks to the collaborative effort of a unique community health perinatal program and nurses at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, these women are receiving additional nursing support to help reduce their anxiety and make their deliveries less difficult.
authors.affiliation: North Okanagan Health Region, Vernon.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000523:psychology*; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*