Prevalence and Risk Factors of Intimate Partner Violence Among Pregnant Women: A Population-Based Study From Finland 2000–2020
To our knowledge, this is the first population-based study on violence experience during pregnancy based on International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 classification. This study examined violence before, during, and after childbirth in Finland focusing on prevalence and risk factors. Based on the National Register Data from 2000 to 2020, 0.3% (3,485 of 1,177,569) of pregnant women were identified as having experienced violence. Violence was more common among vulnerable groups, such as young women and those with low socioeconomic status. The discrepancy between previous survey-based evidence and our ICD-based data on violence prevalence highlights the need for improved identification within healthcare.
Authors
- Katariina Laine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9970-8401)
- Seppo Heinonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5949-0874)
- Sari Räisänen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2899-5885)
- Raakel Viheroksa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9790-9151)
- Eija Paavilainen
- Mika Gissler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8254-7525)
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Turku (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health (CA)
- Women's Health Research Institute (CA)
- Seinäjoen Keskussairaala (FI)
- Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (FI)
- Laurea University of Applied Sciences (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Violence Against Women
- Published
- 2026-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012261443489
- Primary Topic
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- OLVI-Säätiö