title: Pregnant mothers' perceptions of how intimate partner violence affects their unborn children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the perceptions of pregnant women on the experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) as it affects maternal and fetal health.
  
  
  METHODS
  Secondary qualitative content analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Individual interviews conducted within three urban obstetric and gynecologic clinics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Our sample included a subset of eight pregnant women experiencing IPV during the current pregnancy. Participants were selected from a larger parent study that included qualitative data from 13 women.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed in-depth individual interview transcripts in which participants discussed how they perceived IPV to affect their health as well as the health of their unborn children. Constant comparative techniques and conventional content analysis methodology were used in analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three themes emerged to illustrate mothers' perceptions of how IPV influenced maternal and fetal outcomes: protection, fetal awareness, and fetal well-being.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This analysis provides important insights into concerns that pregnant women experiencing IPV shared about maternal attachment and fetal well-being. Health care providers can use these findings to better assess the physical and psychological concerns of pregnant women experiencing IPV. Further research is needed to better understand how IPV contributes to adverse neonatal outcomes, particularly from a biological perspective.
authors: Jeanne L
authors: JL
authors: Alhusen
authors: Damali
authors: D
authors: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D033261:Maternal-Fetal Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D010465:Perception; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States
keywords: Intimate partner violence during pregnancy; adverse neonatal outcomes; maternal attachment; stress
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