| Achieving continuous improvement in routine questioning about domestic violence with an embedded advocacy service. | |
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PMID: 20701499 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Domestic violence (DV) is a common but underreported cause of morbidity in pregnant women. A retrospective review of maternity notes of 103 women who delivered October-November 2007, followed by prospective review of records after feedback intervention of 168 pregnant women who had nuchal a scan in February 2008 was undertaken. The aim was to determine: (1) the proportion of women who were asked abuse questions at any time during pregnancy and postnatally; (2) the prevalence of disclosed domestic violence; (3) the sociodemographic predictors of a pregnant woman being asked about DV; (4) if feedback is associated with improved routine questioning. Routine enquiry about DV in pregnancy significantly increased from 53% in 2007 to 66% in 2008 (p < 0.05). Current DV was disclosed by 3.6% of women in both surveys. Domestic violence is common in pregnancy. After implementation of training and an embedded DV advocacy service, routine enquiry demonstrated significant increase over time. |
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Authors:
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R Onifade; I Von Rege; S Mumford; S Bewley |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume: 30 ISSN: 1364-6893 ISO Abbreviation: J Obstet Gynaecol Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2010-08-12 Completed Date: 2011-01-03 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8309140 Medline TA: J Obstet Gynaecol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 550-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George's Hospital, Tooting, London. |
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Domestic Violence
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statistics & numerical data* Female Humans Mass Screening* Pregnancy Questionnaires Retrospective Studies |
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