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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Does a maternal history of abuse before pregnancy affect pregnancy outcomes? A systematic review with meta-analysis

First Author /Pub Date

Country

Participants

Study Design

Sample size

Type of Abuse

Time of Abuse

Outcomes

Study Quality

Christiaens/2015 [3]

Canada

All ethnic groups

Case- control

622

Childhood abuse

Childhood

PTD

7

Silverman/2006 [29]

USA

All ethnic groups

Case- control

118,579

Intimate partner physical Abuse

Recent

PTD

LBW

7

Jagoe/ 2000 [37]

USA

Low risk nonurban population

Cohort

84

Intimate partner physical Abuse

Anytime in married life

PTD

LBW

5

Campbell/1999 [27]

USA

All ethnic groups

Case-control

252

Intimate partner emotional

physical, and sexual abuse

Anytime in married life

LBW

5

Grimstad/ 1999 & 1997 [25, 36]

Norway

All ethnic groups

Case-control

174

Sexual Abuse

Intimate partner sexual abuse

Childhood

Anytime in married life

PTD

LBW

4

Neggers/ 2004 [28]

USA

Low income/low risk population(82% African-American)

Case-control

3103

Intimate partner physical abuse leading to Injury

Recent

PTD

LBW

4

Stevens- Simon/1994 [39]

USA

Low income, African American

Cohort

127

Physical abuse

Childhood

PTD

LBW

5

Noll/ 2007 [30]

USA

All ethnic groups

Cohort

186

Sexual abuse

Childhood

PTD

8

Henriksen/ 2014 [42]

Norway

All ethnic groups

Cohort

76,870

Sexual violence (severe, mild, moderate)

Childhood

Anytime in married life

Recent

PTD

LBW

7

Taft/ 2007 [31]

Australia

All ethnic groups

Cohort

9692

Intimate partner violence

Anytime in married life

PTD

5

Leeners/ 2014 [33]

Switzerland

All ethnic groups

Cohort

255

Sexual abuse

Childhood

PTD

8

Curry/ 1998 [26]

USA

All ethnic groups

Cohort

1597

Physical abuse

Sexual abuse

Recent

LBW

7

Fried / 2008 [41]

USA

All ethnic groups

Cross-sectional

1555

Emotional, physical, Sexual abuse

Anytime in married life

PTD

LBW

8

Selk/2016 [51]

USA

Nurses

Case- control

51,434

Physical abuse

Sexual abuse

Childhood

PTD

6

Harville/2010 [32]

UK

All ethnic group

Cohort

4865

Violence

Childhood

LBW

PTD

6

Scribano/ 2013 [38]

USA

Low income mothers

Case- control

10,855

Intimate partner violence

Recent

LBW

PTD

7

  1. Characteristics of all studies that were included in the meta-analysis are presented