Domestic violence towards mothers during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of death for their children during the earliest stages of childhood, according to a study of families in India conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The researchers believe the prevention of domestic violence may be an important, but largely overlooked, intervention for improving child survival.
Posted by: sol, on 8th Aug 2006
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