الاثنين، 13 يوليو 2015

Family violence can affect children in utero, royal commission told

Hormones released in response to the stress of being harmed can permeate the placenta and affect an unborn child, experts tells inquiry into family violence

Children are “exquisitely sensitive” to the suffering of their parents, medical experts have told Victoria’s royal commission into family violence.

Professor Louise Newman, director for women’s mental health at Melbourne’s Royal women’s hospital, and Dr Robyn Miller, a social worker and family therapist, told the commission children could be affected by family violence even before they were born.

Related: Real help for people in real trouble will be the ultimate test for this inquiry

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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1Givtif

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