IPV Routine Enquiry in Antenatal Care: Perspectives of Women and Healthcare Professionals—A Qualitative Study

Despite one in three women experiencing abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime, intimate partner violence (IPV) is under-reported. Globally, IPV routine enquiry is used as part of healthcare response to addressing IPV. This paper presents the views of pregnant women (n = 40) and providers (n...

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Main Author: Kirwan, Collette (Author)
Contributors: Meskell, Pauline ; Biesty, Linda ; Dowling, Maura ; Kirwan, Anne
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Violence against women
Year: 2025, Volume: 31, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 841-869
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Keywords:
qualitative primary study
antenatal care
screening for domestic violence
routine enquiry
Intimate Partner Violence
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Summary:Despite one in three women experiencing abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime, intimate partner violence (IPV) is under-reported. Globally, IPV routine enquiry is used as part of healthcare response to addressing IPV. This paper presents the views of pregnant women (n = 40) and providers (n = 30) of IPV routine enquiry as part of antenatal care policy in Ireland. Respondents supported IPV routine enquiry as part of usual antenatal care, and while immediate disclosure was recognized as important, it was not a primary expectation. Routine enquiry was seen as a woman’s right and a providers’ duty to provide holistic, empowered, women centered and safe care and where provision of information and education on IPV is as fundamental as the disclosure of abuse.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012241231784