 The study found midwives should be trained to ask questions |
Midwives could help cut domestic violence if they were given more training, research suggests. In a study by the University of the West of England, 79 community midwives from the North Bristol NHS Trust took part in special training.
Health experts said midwives became more confident in dealing with the issue as a result.
This in turn increased the number of opportunities for women to admit abuse and receive help.
The research led to the creation of a website and teaching pack, and experts are working on a training video.
Debra Salmon said: "Domestic violence in pregnancy is a major public health issue with serious consequences for maternal and infant health.
"Our results suggest that after the training, midwives had increased confidence in dealing with the issue and this increased the number of opportunities for women to disclose abuse."
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