title: Intimate partner violence screening practices of certified nurse-midwives.
abstract: It is estimated that 324,000 pregnant women are abused by their partners in the United States each year. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the intimate partner violence-screening practices of certified nurse-midwives (CNMs). In-depth interviews were conducted with a sample (n = 8) of CNMs, and the data were analyzed by using with-case and across-case methods. The findings demonstrate that the midwives were inconsistent in their intimate partner violence-screening practice during pregnancy and increase or decrease screening in response to a woman's cultural background. Screening in a culturally competent manner is expected of all clinicians, but the demands of an increasingly complex, culturally diverse practice environment make it difficult. Consistent intimate partner abuse screening in a culturally competent manner is a challenge for all primary care providers.
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. phindin@ix.netcom.com
authors.forename: Patricia K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Hindin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D036301:Qualitative Research