• Factors associated with domestic violence during pregnancy and lactation
  • Farzaneh Rassaf,1,* Zohreh Shahhosseini,2
    1. Midwifery Counseling, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran ,
    2. Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran


  • Introduction: Introduction: Domestic violence means the violent and domineering behavior of a family member against a member or other members of the same family. Nowadays, domestic violence against women has been widely recognized as an important public health problem. Violence in pregnancy can affect a woman's ability to breastfeed in addition to its many consequences for the pregnant woman. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with domestic violence during pregnancy and lactation.
  • Methods: Materials and Methods: The present study is a domain review study. In this study, 477 articles were covered by e-search by entering the desired keywords in Pubmed, Science Direct, Cochrane Library, SID, Magiran and Irandoc databases from the time period covered by this Banks were acquired by 2021. Finally, 6 studies (3 cross-sections, 1 control case, 1 meta-analysis, 1 cohort) in the period 2001 to 2021 that examined the factors related to domestic violence on pregnant and lactating women were reviewed.
  • Results: Results: A review of the available articles showed the most common factors influencing domestic violence in pregnancy and lactation, low level of female education (4 studies), low level of spouse education (2 studies), female unemployment (2 studies), alcohol consumption (2 studies) Also in one study, having 3 children or less and visiting a doctor regularly for prenatal care were cited as deterrents to violence during pregnancy. In one of these studies, between husbands' violence against pregnant women with the variables of couples' trust in each other, satisfactory sexual relations (P <0.001) and satisfactory social relations (P <0.001) to and couples' cooperation (P <0.001) There is a significant correlation with each other.
  • Conclusion: Conclusion: Domestic violence during pregnancy and lactation is an important and significant issue that can be reduced by identifying its risk factors during pregnancy. Therefore, more studies are needed to identify the mechanisms of domestic violence.
  • Keywords: Keywords: Domestic Violence, Violence, Pregnancy, Breastfeeding