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Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Intimate Partner Violence Prevalence amongst Pregnant Women in Northern Ireland

  • Niamh Hurst
  • , Julie-Ann Jordan
  • , Susan Lagdon
  • , David Mongan
  • , Ciaran Shannon
  • , Mark Tully
  • , Ciaran Mullholland
  • , Donncha Hanna

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Abstract

Pregnancy has been posited as a period of unique vulnerability for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) victimisation. This brief report examined the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on IPV victimisation during pregnancy by measuring post implementation changes in rates, with comparisons to the same period in non-lockdown years.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Family Violence
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 22 Sept 2025

Funding

The authors would like to acknowledge the help provided by the staff of the Honest Broker Service (HBS) 193 within the Business Services Organisation Northern Ireland (BSO). The HBS is funded by the BSO and the Department of Health (DoH). The authors alone are responsible for the interpretation of the data and any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the BSO.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

  • intimate partner violence
  • Pregnancy
  • Covid 19
  • Lockdown
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Prevalence

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