Family violence can affect children even before birth
Experts tell inquiry tackling adverse effects of domestic violence on very young babies may be crucial for their later development pregnant woman holding bump. Women exposed to domestic violence while pregnant are “more likely to have preterm deliveries”, said Professor Louise Newman, director for women’s mental health at Melbourne’s Royal women’s hospital.
Impact of child maltreatment on neural face processing Lisa J.M. van den Berga, Marieke S. Tollenaara, Laura H.C.G. Compier-de Block, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg and Bernet M. Elzingaa - Psychoneuroendocrinology, April 2019.
