How Domestic Violence Can Affect Pregnancy

Domestic violence is something that many people, very sadly, have to deal with on a daily basis. If you are in a domestic violence situation, there are always resources that can help you get out of that situation. Sadly, for those women that are pregnant, domestic violence can have a huge impact on your pregnancy and on your health overall.

Can Domestic Violence Complicate a Pregnancy?

Put simply, domestic violence has the ability to affect a pregnancy, complicate it and even end it in some cases. Domestic violence has the ability to affect any and all people that are involved in that family and involved in that situation. Domestic violence is a terrible thing that is very far-reaching and that can have tons of negative impacts on pregnancy and on the overall process of pregnancy.

How Will Domestic Violence Affect Someone During Pregnancy?

First and foremost, physical domestic violence has the ability to hurt the mother, hurt the baby, and can even terminate the pregnancy in some cases of very serious abuse. Physical abuse makes it hard for the mother to go on with her day-to-day life, it can cause injuries that require she go to the doctor or that she even visit the hospital in some cases. The health of the mother is directly and completely tied to the health of the baby and the health of the pregnancy.

Aside from the physical abuse, mental abuse can make the mother very stressed out and it can make it hard for her to eat and to rest as needed while pregnant. This means that she may not feel safe and therefore she may end up neglecting her own health, which is dangerous for the baby. Mental abuse is dangerous as well as physical abuse and it can severely complicate a pregnancy.

There are lasting mental effects from the inability to care for the child after it is born, feelings of inadequacy on the part of the mother, and even thoughts of suicide. If a child is born into a mentally abusive family, it can also affect the child. It has the ability to delay the development of the child and their own mental acuity.

What to Do If You Are Pregnant and Experiencing Domestic Violence

If you are dealing with domestic violence, you should first and foremost get away from the situation if at all possible. If you have somewhere that you can go, you should. If you have someone that is going to be able to help you, you may need to take that help. On top of that, after you have gotten away from the situation, you may need to seek help with filing charges and with figuring out how to bring that person that was abusing you to justice. Counseling is also a great resource that can help you get past that abuse. 

There are plenty of resources that you can use to help you find help and help you get out of that situation. There are many resources that can help you get out of a domestic violence situation and can help you and your baby have a better life.  

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