COVID-19 and perinatal intimate partner violence: a cross-sectional survey of pregnant and postpartum individuals in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Katherine A MuldoonKathryn M DenizeRobert TalaricoCarlie BoisvertOlivia FrankAlysha L J HarveyRuth Rennicks WhiteDeshayne B FellMeagan Ann O'Hare-GordonYanfang GuoMalia S Q MurphyDaniel J CorsiKari SampselShi Wu WenMark C WalkerDarine El-ChaarPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
One in four individuals in this study experienced perinatal IPV. Household income was the strongest risk factor, and surprisingly, many hypothesised risk factors (eg, mental health, partner substance use, etc) were not significantly associated with perinatal IPV in this sample. This highlights the challenges in both measuring IPV and identifying individuals exposed to perinatal IPV during the high stress of the COVID-19 pandemic.