Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Sep 1994
Abuse during pregnancy: effects on maternal complications and birth weight in adult and teenage women.
To determine the incidence of physical and sexual abuse in a sample of adult and teen pregnant women and to determine the effect of abuse on birth weight. ⋯ One in five teens and one in six adult women experienced abuse during pregnancy. Abuse is related to LBW and late entry into prenatal care. Abuse can be documented readily with a short abuse assessment screen and interventions then initiated.