TY - JOUR T1 - Of women seeking assistance for intimate partner violence, those who report victimisation during pregnancy are at higher risk of further victimisation JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 38 LP - 38 DO - 10.1136/eb-2014-101869 VL - 18 IS - 2 AU - Julianne C Flanagan Y1 - 2015/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/2/38.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Bianchi AL, McFarlane J, Nava A, et al. Rapid assessment to identify and quantify the risk of intimate partner violence during pregnancy. Birth 2014;41:88–92.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of ScienceThe benefits of integrating regular intimate partner violence (IPV) screening procedures for pregnant women in clinical settings outweigh the cost of minimal time spent conducting assessments.Healthcare providers must be trained to conduct IPV assessments and provide treatment referrals.Future studies should use larger samples and compare shelter populations with general prenatal care.Existing literature demonstrates a robust association between IPV victimisation during pregnancy and the following: continued risk for IPV victimisation; mental and physical health problems among mothers; physical and developmental health problems for infants and children.1 ,2 Recent literature … ER -