Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy | JACS Research News | ACS

A new study published in JACS provides key recommendations on which pregnant trauma patients should be screened for intimate partner violence (IPV). The authors found that pregnant trauma patients with multiple injuries, injuries to the head, face, and neck, and other abrasions are at risk of IPV and should be screened early in their hospital stay for IPV.

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Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy, A Nationwide Analysis of Injury Patterns and Risk Factors, Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

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