Citation

Yost NP, Bloom SL, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ. Obstet. Gynecol. 2005; 106(1): 61-65.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/01.AOG.0000164468.06070.2a

PMID

15994618

Abstract

Objective: To assess whether women reporting domestic violence are at increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Methods: A screening questionnaire, previously validated for the identification of female victims of domestic violence, was offered to women presenting to our Labor and Delivery Unit. The survey prompted women to indicate whether her partner or family member physically hurt her, insulted or talked down to her, threatened her with harm, or screamed or cursed at her. The primary study outcome was to detect a 3-fold increase in low birth weight infants (