| Interpersonal conflict and physical abuse in relation to pregnancy and infant birth weight. | |
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PMID: 10495265 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Women's experiences of different kinds of abusive behavior by their partners were studied in relation to birth weight of the women's infants and other pregnancy outcome measures. Eighty-four women who delivered a low-birth-weight (< 2500 g) infant (cases) and 90 women who delivered an infant with higher birth weight (controls) were interviewed in a case-control study. Information about the partners' behavior during conflicts were obtained by use of a modified Conflict Tactics Scale. Different interpersonal conflict behaviors were categorized as negative verbal interaction or moderate or severe physical abuse. Women who had experienced moderate or severe violence in a relationship also had experienced negative verbal interaction from their partner. Low birth weight was not associated with experiences of any interpersonal conflict behavior in the total sample (OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.42-1.37). Among women with a low birth weight infant, mean birth weight was 261 g lower among those who reported any interpersonal conflict behavior during pregnancy. Birth of a low-birth-weight infant was not associated with abuse in a wide sense. Also, such abuse was unassociated with a variety of other complications during pregnancy, lifestyle characteristics, or pregnancy outcome measures. |
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Authors:
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H Grimstad; B Schei; B Backe; G Jacobsen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of women's health & gender-based medicine Volume: 8 ISSN: 1524-6094 ISO Abbreviation: J Womens Health Gend Based Med Publication Date: 1999 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-10-28 Completed Date: 1999-10-28 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100888719 Medline TA: J Womens Health Gend Based Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 847-53 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Community Medicine and General Practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. |
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Birth Weight* Case-Control Studies Conflict (Psychology)* Female Humans Infant, Low Birth Weight* Infant, Newborn Life Style Norway Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / psychology* Pregnancy Outcome Questionnaires Smoking / adverse effects Spouse Abuse / psychology* |
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