Abuse during pregnancy could cause you to:

Abuse
Does your partner...
• Yell at you or call you names?
• Break your things?
• Threaten to hurt you?
• Always need to be in charge?
• Keep you from seeing your friends,
  family, doctor, or midwife?
• Control the money?
• Threaten to take the kids away?
• Hit or kick you?
• Force you to have sex?
If you answered YES to any of the above questions, this is abuse. Abuse usually gets
worse over time. It will not stop when your baby is born.
Abuse during pregnancy could cause you to:
• Feel anxious, sad and alone.
• Feel bad about yourself.
• Lose your baby.
• Not eat or sleep well.
• Have pain, injuries and die.
Abuse may cause your baby to:
• Be born too small or too early.
• Have later health problems.
• Be abused after birth.
• Be hurt or die.
What you can do:
• Tell someone you trust what is going on.
• Find people to help you.
• Get help to leave safely.