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The relationship between domestic violence against women, adaptation to pregnancy and maternal-fetal antenatal attachment

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PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE
Volume 58, Issue 4, Pages 1433-1441

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12947

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adaptation to pregnancy; maternal-fetal antenatal attachment; pregnancy; violence; violence against women

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This study aimed to determine the relationship between domestic violence against women, adaptation to pregnancy, and maternal-fetal antenatal attachment. The findings showed that as domestic violence against women increased, adaptation to pregnancy decreased and maternal-fetal attachment increased.
Purpose This study aimed to determine the relationship between domestic violence against women, adaptation to pregnancy, and maternal-fetal antenatal attachment. Design and Methods The study consisted of 385 pregnant women who were referred to the antenatal clinics of a public hospital in eastern Turkey. The data were collected using the Domestic Violence against Women Scale (DVAWS), the Maternal-Fetal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS), and the Prenatal Self-Evaluation Questionnaire (PSEQ) to assess adaptation to pregnancy. Findings Pregnant women were exposed to low level of violence (Mean +/- SD: 64.42 +/- 5.30). A statistically significant positive correlation was found between their DVAWS and PSEQ mean scores. There was also a statistically significant positive correlation between their DVAWS and MAAS mean scores. Practice Implications Findings show that as domestic violence against women increased, adaptation to pregnancy decreased and maternal-fetal attachment increased.

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