Pink or Blue ... Black and Blue? Examining Pregnancy as a Predictor of Intimate Partner Violence and Femicide

    Authors

    R. Taylor;E. L. Nabors

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Violence Against Women

    Keywords

    domestic violence; homicide; pregnancy; DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE; RISK-FACTORS; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; MATERNAL DEATHS; NORTH-CAROLINA; UNITED-STATES; WOMEN; ABUSE; MORTALITY; HOMICIDE; Women's Studies

    Abstract

    This study explores the effect of pregnancy on women's risk of IPV victimization. Previous studies have produced conflicting findings and have been limited by comparing only two categories of IPV. The current study included analyses of the effect of pregnancy on three statuses of IPV: no abuse, nonlethal abuse, and lethal abuse. The data used for this project are taken from the first phase of the Chicago Women's Health Risk Study (CWHRS). Findings suggest that both nonlethal and lethal abuse statuses differ significantly from no abuse in that women's risk of IPV victimization may decrease during pregnancy.

    Journal Title

    Violence against Women

    Volume

    15

    Issue/Number

    11

    Publication Date

    1-1-2009

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1273

    Last Page

    1293

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000270595100002

    ISSN

    1077-8012

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