Exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight

Monday, April 18, 2016 - 09:30 in Psychology & Sociology

New research focused on evidence from the exposure of day-to-day violence in Brazil by analyzing the birth outcomes of children whose mothers were exposed to local violence, as measured by homicide rates in small Brazilian municipalities and the neighborhoods of the city of Fortaleza.

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