Preventing Violent Tendencies May Start In-Utero
For most expecting parents, thinking of violence as it pertains to actions of their soon to be newborn is nearly impossible. Infants are tiny, fragile and innocent, but researchers believe violent...
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Violence Against Women May Include Contraceptive Sabotage
In January 2013, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reported homicide as the number one killer of pregnant women, but physical violence is not the only kind of violence...
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Child Abuse Associated with Increased Risk of Autism in Offspring
A study published in JAMA Psychiatry reports a connection between child abuse and future risk of having children with autism. The report is based on information collected from at least 50,000 women as...
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Hands OFF My Belly!
What is it about a perfectly pregnant tummy that leads total strangers to reach out and rub it? Some expectant mothers don’t mind the touchy-feely intimacy when it’s the hand of a friend or family...
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58% of Female Smokers are Victims of Domestic Violence
As many as one in three women in the world are thought to have experienced physically or sexually violent attacks from their intimate partners. The number could be much higher, however, since many...
View ArticleTerrorism and Fertility
You don't have to experience a terrorist attack firsthand in order to feel its effects profoundly. It touches every element of life, often with lasting effects. A recently published study indicates it...
View ArticleEffects of Domestic Violence Begin in the Womb
As a clinical psychologist for 20 years, Alytia Levendosky has seen enough domestic violence to fear the damage isn’t limited to the adults in a difficult relationship. As a psychology professor at...
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Financial Stress Linked to Domestic Abuse but Which Came First?
By Sandy Hemphill, Contributing Writer, BabyMed A recent study from the University of Iowa (UI) looks at the issue of domestic abuse from a different angle – what causes the perpetuator to act out –...
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Teens Feeling Safe at School More Likely to Graduate
Large Image: A recent study from Montreal describes how high school students who feel safe at school demonstrate more classroom engagement and make better grades in general than students who feel...
View ArticlePreventing Violent Tendencies May Start In-Utero
For most expecting parents, thinking of violence as it pertains to actions of their soon to be newborn is nearly impossible. Infants are tiny, fragile and innocent, but researchers believe violent...
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Violence Against Women May Include Contraceptive Sabotage
In January 2013, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reported homicide as the number one killer of pregnant women, but physical violence is not the only kind of violence...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Child Abuse Associated with Increased Risk of Autism in Offspring
A study published in JAMA Psychiatry reports a connection between child abuse and future risk of having children with autism. The report is based on information collected from at least 50,000 women as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hands OFF My Belly!
What is it about a perfectly pregnant tummy that leads total strangers to reach out and rub it? Some expectant mothers don’t mind the touchy-feely intimacy when it’s the hand of a friend or family...
View ArticleClik here to view.
58% of Female Smokers are Victims of Domestic Violence
As many as one in three women in the world are thought to have experienced physically or sexually violent attacks from their intimate partners. The number could be much higher, however, since many...
View ArticleTerrorism and Fertility
You don't have to experience a terrorist attack firsthand in order to feel its effects profoundly. It touches every element of life, often with lasting effects. A recently published study indicates it...
View ArticleEffects of Domestic Violence Begin in the Womb
As a clinical psychologist for 20 years, Alytia Levendosky has seen enough domestic violence to fear the damage isn’t limited to the adults in a difficult relationship. As a psychology professor at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Financial Stress Linked to Domestic Abuse but Which Came First?
By Sandy Hemphill, Contributing Writer, BabyMed A recent study from the University of Iowa (UI) looks at the issue of domestic abuse from a different angle – what causes the perpetuator to act out –...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Teens Feeling Safe at School More Likely to Graduate
Large Image: A recent study from Montreal describes how high school students who feel safe at school demonstrate more classroom engagement and make better grades in general than students who feel...
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