Reproductive coercion: Identification and intervention in the clinical setting -   current practice and future directions

Clark, Lindsay E.

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 9:50 AM-11:10 AM

Room 16 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speakers:
Lindsay E. Clark, MD, Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University
Amy S. Gottlieb, MD, Women and Infants Hospital/Brown University

Author:
Rebecca H. Allen, MD, MPH, Women and Infants Hospital/Brown University

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Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Define reproductive coercion (RC) and discuss its prevalence.
Identify risk factors for RC and its association with intimate partner violence (IPV).
screen patients for RC and offer interventions

Description:
Reproductive coercion (RC) is male behavior to control contraception and pregnancy outcomes of female partners. Healthcare providers are well-placed to identify RC and lessen its impact on women. In this session we will discuss our research on RC’s prevalence in a general obstetrics and gynecology setting and its association with IPV, review clinical guidelines on screening for RC, and offer strategies to enable providers to improve care of women experiencing RC.