anxiety, depression, self-harm, and sleep disorders.The study also found that having experienced abuse in childhood appears to worsen the impact of current abuse on those symptoms of trauma in the women, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States.The new research points to postnatal medical screenings as a potential point of intervention, according to the researchers.
That gives health practitioners the opportunity to help young mothers recognize the signs of abuse and take steps to protect themselves and their children from harm, the researchers explained.The new research also suggests that recent episodes of relationship trauma can exacerbate a woman’s mental health problems above and.
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