Exploring the relationship between intimate partner violence during pregnancy and stillbirths.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) in pregnancy and stillbirths is poorly understood. We aimed to determine if there was any association between stillbirths and IPV during pregnancy.

Methods

A community-based, matched, case-control study was conducted in 2014, nested within the Maternal and Newborn Health Registry of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research in Pakistan. Using a WHO questionnaire, IPV in pregnancy was ascertained from 256 cases (women with stillbirths) and 539 controls (women with live births), individually matched on parity. Multivariable conditional logistic regression analysis assessed the association of IPV in pregnancy ending in stillbirths compared to those with live births.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Khatlani K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10426518 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature