STARTLING statistics about domestic abuse beginning during pregnancy have been validated by a charity that tackles in Worcestershire and surrounding counties. Research by the For Baby’s Sake Trust showed that more than half of people who had been in abusive homes as a child went on to report a partner behaving abusively in their adult lives. The charity surveyed more than 2,000 people last month and some 40 per cent said abuse had started to occur during pregnancy or in the first two years of a child’s life. West Mercia Women’s Aid, which runs three refuges and outreach services in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire, acknowledged the correlation and suggested it could be explained by a baby changing the dynamics of a relationship.
Almost half of domestic abuse starts during pregnancy
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Almost half of domestic abuse starts during pregnancy
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