Testing a counselling intervention in antenatal care for women experiencing partner violence: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in Johannesburg, South Africa

• Autors principals: Christina Pallitto (Autor), Claudia García-Moreno (Autor), Heidi Stöeckl (Autor), Abigail Hatcher (Autor), Catherine MacPhail (Autor), Keneoue Mokoatle (Autor), Nataly Woollett (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: BMC, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Abstract Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) during or before pregnancy is associated with many adverse health outcomes. Pregnancy-related complications or poor infant health outcomes can arise from direct trauma as well as physiological effects of stress, both of which impact maternal health...