Maternal emotional and physical intimate partner violence and early child development: investigating mediators in a cross-sectional study in a South African birth cohort.

Whitney C BarnettSarah L HalliganCatherine WedderburnRae MacGintyNadia HoffmanHeather J ZarDan SteinKirsten Ann Donald

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

Interventions to reduce maternal physical and emotional IPV and early-life interventions for infants and toddlers are needed to promote optimal child development.

Keyphrases

intimate partner violence
physical activity
early life
mental health
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
risk factors