Portrayal of Domestic Violence Trajectories During the Perinatal Period

Autor: Mylène Fernet, Alena Valderamma, Geneviève Lessard, Carole Boulebsol, Mylene Bigaouette, Sylvie Lévesque
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Violence Against Women. 28:1542-1564
ISSN: 1552-8448
1077-8012
DOI: 10.1177/10778012211014564
Popis: Domestic violence during the perinatal period (DVPP) refers to the various ways that women’s partners or ex-partners control and coerce them during pregnancy and the 2 years postpartum. From the descriptions of 17 women with firsthand experience of DVPP, this article reports on its manifestations and the associated contexts. The results reveal escalating violence, diverse forms of violence, and exacerbated consequences over the perinatal period. The contexts that pose additional challenges for the women include financial precariousness and the partner’s substance abuse, and to a lesser extent the residential situation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE