Publication year: 2011
Source: Social Science & Medicine, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 31 January 2011
Hind A., Beydoun , Hala, Tamim , Alicia M., Lincoln , Suzanna D., Dooley , May A., Beydoun
Intimate partner violence has been previously examined in relation to a variety of pregnancy, labor and delivery outcomes. We evaluated whether women who experienced physical violence by their intimate partners around the time of pregnancy were less likely to achieve weight gain according to the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines. A cross-sectional study was conducted using the 2000-2006 Oklahoma Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Survey (PRAMS) data for post-partum women, 20 years and older. Physical violence perpetrated by an intimate partner before and/or during pregnancy was prevalent in nearly 6.5% of women. Weight gain was adequate in 38.8%, deficient in…