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Abuse During Pregnancy
Attribution
Author:Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
Date Written:
Editor:Crist, Gayle P., MS, BA
Edit Date:05/11/02
Reviewer:Carlos Herrera, MD
Date Reviewed:09/19/01
Sources
"Abuse of Pregnant Woman and Adverse Birth Outcome," Midwifery Today 26, Summer 1993, Eli Newberger.
The Physical and Psychological Effects of Abuse on Pregnant Women, 1999, Briggs. uts.cc.utexas.edu/~kbriggs/battering/DangersMother.html
Prevention of Battering During Teen Pregnancy, 1999. baydimes.org/PBTP/factsheet.htm
The Problem of Physical Abuse in Pregnancy, 2000. www.cyberparent.com/abuse/pregnancy.htm