Sexual violence and neonatal outcomes: a Norwegian population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to explore the association between sexual violence and neonatal outcomes.

Design

National cohort study.

Setting

Women were recruited to the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) while attending routine ultrasound examinations from 1999 to 2008.

Population

A total of 76 870 pregnant women.

Methods

Sexual violence and maternal characteristics were self-reported in postal questionnaires during pregnancy. Neonatal outcomes were retrieved from the Medical Birth Registry of Norway (MBRN). Risk estimations were performed with linear and logistic regression analysis.

Outcome measures

gestational age at birth, birth weight, preterm birth (PTB), low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA).

SUBMITTER: Henriksen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4201994 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature