NIH-supported population analysis examined records of 5 million California women
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011. Pregnant women who are assaulted by an intimate partner are at increased risk of giving birth to infants of reduced weight, according to a population-level analysis of domestic violence supported by the National Institutes of Health.
The study analyzed medical records of more than 5 million pregnant women in California over a 10-year period. Although the results showed a pattern of…
