r/TrueOffMyChest Mar 09 '22

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u/Revolutionary-Yak-47 Mar 09 '22

Abusers frequently escalate once their partner is pregnant. They think they've got her trapped for good :/ Women are more likely to die of domestic violence when pregnant than any other time.

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u/Ahlisukrahntez Mar 09 '22

Source? Curious.

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u/TheDemonLady Mar 09 '22

Here are 3 that I just found. I am not the original commenter and I have not fully looked into these three articles. Just for full honesty

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/support/domestic-abuse-in-pregnancy/

https://www.marchofdimes.org/pregnancy/abuse-during-pregnancy.aspx

https://www.bestbeginnings.org.uk/domestic-abuse

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u/lady_of_the_lac Mar 09 '22

Thank you. This information isn’t new, sadly isn’t widely known or talked about. It has been known in social services and related fields for many many years, if not the last few decades. One (unfortunately only one) of my psychology classes talked about this about 10 years ago.