Drs. Allen, Gottlieb publish research on prevalence of reproductive coercion

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PROVIDENCE – Researchers from Wom- en & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island were part of a team that published "Re- productive coercion and co-occurring intimate partner violence in obstetrics and gynecology patients" in a recent issue of the American Journal of Ob- stetrics and Gynecology. "Reproductive coercion, co-occur- ring with intimate partner violence, is prevalent among women seeking gen- eral obstetrics and gynecology care," notes REBECCA H. ALLEN, MD , of Women & Infants. She and AMY S. GOTTLIEB, MD , of the hospital's Wom- en's Primary Care Center, participated in the study of 641 women ages 18 to 44, along with CHRIS RAKER, ScD , a statistician in the hospital's Division of Research.