Citation

Letourneau N, Young C, Secco ML, Stewart M, Hughes J, Critchley K. Res. Nurs. Health 2011; 34(3): 192-203.

Affiliation

Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. nicolel@unb.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/nur.20428

PMID

21391219

Abstract

Although negative outcomes from intimate partner violence (IPV) are not inevitable, IPV is recognized to have profound negative effects on child development. We conducted a qualitative descriptive study of service providers' understandings of the impact of IPV on mothers, young children (birth to 36 months), and mother-infant/child relationships, and of the support needs of these mothers and young children. Service providers suggested that IPV negatively influenced caregiving and identified a pressing need for information and strategies to help mothers promote and protect their young children's development. Although service providers struggled to articulate ideal forms of assistance to promote maternal-infant/child relationships, they agreed that mothers and young children experiencing IPV required more support than is currently available. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health.

Language: en