Listings of online and in-print resources for professionals providing prenatal and perinatal
care for pregnant women who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse, survivors
of past woman abuse or sexual assault, or who are in abusive relationships
during their pregnancy. Professionals who will benefit from this information
include doulas, midwives, nurses and other health care providers who need
to understand the impact abuse has on a woman during her pregnancy, labour
& childbirth and mothering, and who are looking for resources and tools
to help them support women survivors in their care during the childbearing
year.
Information on this page:
See also the more abuse-specific resources listed on the relevant webpages
for professionals, and the resources
for women survivors themselves.
A Safe Passage
Supporting Women Survivors of Abuse through
the Childbearing Year
Advanced Practitioner Training for doulas, midwives, nurses and other health
care professionals providing prenatal and perinatal care for pregnant women
who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse, past woman abuse or sexual
assault, or who are in abusive relationships during their pregnancy.
www.asafepassage.info/training.shtml
When Survivors Give Birth:
supporting the birthing woman with a history
of sexual abuse
This is a workshop dedicated to providing information related to supporting
and minimizing the impact of childhood sexual abuse on the pregnant woman
survivor.
www.seattlemidwifery.org/doula_education_survivors.htm#Brochure
LLL Breastfeeding and the Sexual Abuse Survivor
This is a comprehensive overview of issues related to breastfeeding and
the childhood sexual abuse survivor. This is a distance
continuing education course offered through La Leche League and was
more than worth the registration fee.
www.lalecheleague.org
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The Assaulted Women's Helpline
1-866-863-0511
TTY 1-866-863-7868
offers a 24-hour telephone crisis line for abused women in Ontario.
Helpline staff can support you in helping the abused woman or abusive man.
They will discuss the warning signs of abuse you have seen and give you
practical advice on ways to help.
NCFV publications and videos
The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence (NCFV) is Canada's resource
centre for information on violence within relationships of kinship, intimacy,
dependency or trust. Manuals provided free of charge in both English and
French. NCFV publications and videos are available to borrow through interlibrary
loan through your local library.
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence
PTSD Information for Women's Medical Providers
A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
An article on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from the US-based National
Center for PTSD
www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/specific/fs_female_primary.html
Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Potential Impact
on Maternity
Article by Andrya Prescott, Independent Midwife
originally published in Midwifery Matters
www.radmid.demon.co.uk/abuse2002.htm
Woman Abuse: Screening, Identification and
Initial Response
Best Practice Guidelines, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
"The overall purpose of this guideline is to facilitate routine universal
screening for woman abuse by nurses in all practice settings."
www.rnao.org/Storage/12/655_BPG_Women_Abuse.pdf
Centre for Research on Violence Against Women
and Children
The Centre promotes the development of community-centred, action research
on violence against women and children.
www.crvawc.ca
The Centre for Children and Families in the
Justice System
A world-renowned "non-profit social service agency devoted to helping
children and families involved with the justice system as victims of crime"
www.lfcc.on.ca
Helping Children Thrive / Supporting Woman
Abuse Survivors as Mothers: A Resource to Support Parenting
By: Linda Baker & Alison Cunningham (2004).
This 76-page resource, funded by the Ontario
Women's Directorate, is written for service providers assisting mothers
who have survived woman abuse. Downloadable manual available at www.lfcc.on.ca/mothers.html
or call (519) 679-7250 to order a hard copy.
Best Start
Ontario's Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource
www.opc.on.ca/beststart
Motherisk
"Your source for evidence-based information about the safety or risk
of drugs, chemicals and disease during pregnancy and lactation." www.motherisk.org
Perinatal Project - Mental Health Advocacy
for Mothers
An invaluable resource site for women, families and professionals looking
for information related to supporting and understanding women's mental health
during the reproductive years
www.perinatalproject.com
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Power and Control wheel
Wheel chart displaying the manifestations of power and control in abusive
relationships. Developed by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project, Duluth
MN, USA
www.duluth-model.org/documents/PhyVio.pdf
www.lfcc.on.ca/HCT_SWASM_page7.pdf
Woman Abuse in the Childbearing Year - Power
and Control wheel
Wheel chart displaying the manifestations of power and control in abusive
relationships during the childbearing year. Adapted from the Power and Control
wheel developed by the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project, Duluth MN.
www.asafepassage.info/AbuseWheel.pdf
Handouts for Women
Downloadable handouts to give to women - scroll down to the heading Handouts
for Women.
www.lfcc.on.ca/mothers.html
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Trigger cards
Available from A Safe Passage, these box
sets include the following:
- 44 laminated trigger cards for birth planning
- 3 blank cards
- 30 potential triggers cards
- Containment box
www.asafepassage.info/payment.shtml#products
When Survivors Give Birth:
Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing
Women
by Penny Simkin (2004) ASIN: 1594040222
Helping Her Get Free:
a Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women
Brewster, Susan. (2006) Seal Press, ISBN-10: 1580051677
The PTSD Workbook
Simple, Effective techniques for Overcoming Stress Symptoms
Williams, Mary Beth and Soili Poijula. (2002) New Harbinger Publications,
Inc., Oakland CA, ISBN 1-57224-282-5
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