DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2016.v02i04.004

Pages: Page: 95-98

The aims of this study were to determine the Prevalence, Contributing Risk Factors and Consequences of domestic violence in pregnancy. Medline, Cochrane, EMBASE, Google Scholar and Elsevier databases were searched. Along with a detailed list of terms related to domestic violence were used. Reference lists of relevant studies were hand searched. Fifteen published, English language trials were identified. To sum up the above studies showed that, violence against women could be physical, sexual or psychological. Domestic violence in more developed countries it seems to be lower than underdeveloped ones. The contributing factors to this phenomenon that is being in a bad relationship with the partner, consumption of alcohol and drugs, men or women's being unemployed or uneducated, low-income families, having been exposed to violence before pregnancy, being teenagers, being single and having experienced depression before pregnancy. The outcomes of domestic violence during pregnancy, according to these studies are: low-birth weight, post-partum depression, more prenatal and neonatal mortality, miscarriage, harm to psychological health of women and pre-term labor we compare the results. Due to high prevalence of domestic violence during pregnancy and its negative effects on the mother-child health, it is recommended that congruent screening and intervention programs be included in prenatal care