DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMIZING WOMEN DURING PREGNANCY ALSO HARMS THE FETUS, AND OFTEN INFLICTS LIFELONG MEDICAL INJURY TO THE HUMAN BEING BORN UNDER THOSE HARMFUL CIRCUMSTANCES

A recent University of Iowa study published in "BJOGP: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology" found that women who are subjected to domestic violence during pregnancy are significantly more likely to give birth to a child prematurely or give birth to a baby with low birth weight.

Domestic violence to a pregnant woman involves physical violence inflicted on a woman inside her residence by her spouse or boyfriend.

Babies born prematurely or with low birth weight are at increased risk of major medical problems throughout their lives.

This very alarming information is contained in an online article for "Parents" magasine that was written by Melissa Willetts. The website address for parents magazine is "parents.com"

You can obtain a link to that online article by Googling "domestic violence during pregnancy".