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| What is abuse? |
| A woman may experience abuse in many forms during and after pregnancy, including physical, emotional/psychological, verbal, enviromental, social, financial, sexual, religious/spiritual or ritual abuse |
| PHYSICAL ABUSE |
| Can include slapping, punching, kicking, biting, shoving, choking, using a weapon to threaten or injure the woman and unborn child. It can included any unwanted physical contact or physical neglect, and it may result in death of the woman and/or child. |
| EMOTIONAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE |
| VERBAL ABUSE |
| FINACIAL ABUSE |
| ENVIROMENTAL ABUSE |
| SOCIAL ABUSE |
| Includes various forms of intimidation, harassment, excessive jealousy, control, isolations, and threats |
| Includes constant criticism, blaming, false accusations, name calling, comments about woman's body, and threats of violence toward the woman or people or things she cares about. |
| includes making a woman feel afraid in her home or enviroment by destroying property and possessions as a form of intimidation. |
| Includes isolating the woman from her friends and family. |
| Includes preventing a woman from having financial independence, economically exploiting her, or preventing her from having any control over the family's money and purchase decisions. |
| SEXUAL ABUSE |
| SPIRITUAL ABUSE |
| Includes any forced sexual activity. It can also include infecting a women with a sexual trasmitted disease by engaging in unsafe sexual practice. May also include unwanted pregnancies. |
| Involves ridiculing a woman's beliefs, using her beliefs to manipulate her, or denying her or her children's involvement in her spiritual or religious beliefs. |
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