@article{ref1,
title="The effects of physical abuse on pregnancy outcomes in a low-risk obstetric population",
journal="American journal of obstetrics and gynecology",
year="2000",
author="Jagoe, J. and Magann, E. F. and Chauhan, S. P. and Morrison, J. C.",
volume="182",
number="5",
pages="1067-1069",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of physical abuse on pregnancy outcomes. Study Design: This prospective investigation identified all women seen in the outpatient obstetric clinic with a history of physical abuse and matched each with the next 2 women seen without a history of physical abuse (case/control ratio, 1:2). RESULTS: Twenty-eight abused women were matched with 56 control subjects. The frequencies of preterm birth, mode of delivery, Apgar scores <7 at 5 minutes, umbilical artery pH <7.10 at birth, and unhappy or ambivalent feelings about the pregnancy were not statistically different between the 2 groups. Admission to the neonatal intensive care unit was more common among infants of the abused women (n = 4 [14.2%] vs n = 2 [3.6%]), despite heavier birth weights in the abused group (3501 +/- 581 g vs 3200 +/- 549 g; P =. 023), but this trend did not reach significance. CONCLUSION: A history of physical abuse did not result in adverse pregnancy outcomes, although neonatal intensive care unit admission was more likely.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9378",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}