Intimate partner violence against women during maternity was unacceptably common in Mumbai’s slums. One in seven women suffered violence during or shortly after pregnancy. IPV begins in a culture that condones it – indeed, justifies it - and is abetted by poverty and alcohol use. The elements of the violent milieu are mutually reinforcing and need to be taken into account collectively in responding to both individual cases and framing public health initiatives.
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Das, Sushmita, Bapat, Ujwala, More, Neena Shah, Alcock, Glyn, Joshi, Wasundhara, Pantvaidya, Shanti, Osrin, David
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