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Injury Risks in Children and Adolescents with Mothers Who Have Suffered Violent Injuries: A Comprehensive Review

  • By

  • Marissa Fazio

  • Barbara Haas

  • Sarah Bahreinian

  • Sorina Andrei

  • Hilary K. Brown

  • Tharani Raveendran

  • Natasha Saunders

  • September 11, 2026

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    Violence against women is a global public health emergency, affecting 1 in 3 women during their lifetime, particularly those of childbearing age.

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    Children whose mothers experience violent injuries are at increased risk of direct injury, trauma exposure, and adverse developmental outcomes.

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    The relationship between maternal violent injury and child injury remains insufficiently quantified, limiting targeted interventions and resource allocation.

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    This study conducted a meta-analysis to examine the risk of physical and sexual injury in children exposed to maternal violent injury.

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    The systematic review adhered to PRISMA guidelines and included peer-reviewed studies assessing maternal violent injury's impact on child injury.

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Risk of Injury Among Children and Youths Whose Mothers Experienced Violent Injury: A Systematic Review and

  • by Marissa Fazio, Barbara Haas, Sarah Bahreinian, Sorina Andrei, Hilary K. Brown, Tharani Raveendran, Natasha Saunders

  • September 11, 2026

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