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1. Risk of spontaneous preterm birth in relation to maternal exposure to intimate partner violence during pregnancy in Peru

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Sanchez, Sixto E., Alva, Andrea V., Chang, Guillermo Diez, Qiu, Chungfang, Yanez, David, Gelaye, Bizu, and Williams, Michelle A.

Subjects
Public health, Premature birth -- Risk factors, Pregnant women -- Social aspects -- Crimes against -- Health aspects, Family violence -- Risk factors, Health care industry
Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is increasingly recognized as an important cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity. We assessed the relation between IPV and risk of spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) among Peruvian women. The study was conducted among 479 pregnant women who delivered a preterm singleton infant ( Keywords Preterm birth * Intimate partner violence * Pregnant women * Peru, Introduction Intimate partner violence(IPV), abuse directed towards women by their male partners, is a common and significant global public health problem [1] that has appropriately been receiving increased attention from [...]

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2013
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