TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - The effects of physical abuse on pregnancy outcomes in a low-risk obstetric population
JO  - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
A1  - Jagoe, J.
A1  - Magann, E. F.
A1  - Chauhan, S. P.
A1  - Morrison, J. C.
SP  - 1067
EP  - 1069
VL  - 182
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9378
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -