ArticleReproductive health2022
Reproductive coercion and abuse among pregnancy counselling clients in Australia: trends and directions.
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- Frequency and Risk Factors of Reproductive Coercion Among Pregnant Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
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- Reproductive Coercion and Abuse: The Potential Protective Scope of Existing Family Violence Legislation in Australia.Violence and gender · 2024Article
- Reproductive Coercion and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Young Adult Males.Violence against women · 2023Article
- Re-defining reproductive coercion using a socio-ecological lens: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundReproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) interferes with a person's reproductive autonomy and can be classified into behaviours that are pregnancy promoting or pregnancy preventing (including coerced abortion). However, prevalence data are lacking, and little is known about whether particular forms of RCA are more or less common. The aims of our study were to explore how frequently people seeking pregnancy counselling reported RCA, the proportions reporting the different forms of RCA, and whether there were different trends based on a range of demographic factors.
methodsData were collected from 5107 clients seeking counselling support for their pregnancy between January 2018 and December 2020 from two leading providers of pregnancy counselling and sexual and reproductive health services in Australia, Marie Stopes Australia and Children by Choice. Counsellors identified and recorded the presence of RCA and whether the behaviour was pregnancy promoting and/or pregnancy preventing. Demographic factors included age, and whether the person identified as being from a migrant or refugee community or as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
resultsRCA was identified in 15.4% of clients, with similar proportions disclosing RCA towards pregnancy (6%) and towards pregnancy prevention or abortion (7.5%), and 1.9% experiencing RCA towards pregnancy and abortion concurrently. There were no differences based on age or whether the person identified as being from a migrant or refugee background, though people who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander experienced RCA that was significantly more likely to be pregnancy promoting.
conclusionsRCA is commonly disclosed by people seeking support in a pregnancy counselling context, and coercion and abuse is equally likely to be towards pregnancy promotion or pregnancy prevention/abortion. Given the prevalence and negative impacts of RCA, regardless of age and background, we recommend sensitive and culturally respectful enquiry around experiences of RCA be embedded in healthcare, health education, and health research.
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