Abstract
Domestic violence is a significant contributory factor to maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The Royal college of Midwives has recommended that midwives should assume a greater role in the detection and care of women who are abused. The maternity services at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust could not overlook the evidence in Why Mothers Die: Report on confidential enquiry into Maternal Deaths in trhe UK (1994-1996) which for the first time reported domestic violence as one of the causes of maternal death. Therefore maternity services in Leeds facilitated education and training for midwives work. The education programme was jointly developed with Leeds Inter-Agency Project Women and Violence, Social Services.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Being responsive to the needs of women who are abused |
| Subtitle of host publication | Midwives in Action: a resource |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | English National Board (ENB) |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Pages | 69 |
| Number of pages | 72 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 190169769X |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2001 |
Keywords
- domestic violence
- women
- education
- resource
- pregnancy
- postnatal care
- antenatal care
- midwives
- maternity services
