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Survivors of sexual abuse find support in online «anonymity»: Anonymity is especially important for men seeking support.»
Not exact matches
Breastfeeding can also be particularly difficult for a
survivor of sexual abuse, so midwives will compassionately assist new mothers with education, make sure the baby is latching properly, and help them
find an ongoing support group.
Jacobs 28
found that adult
survivors of sexual abuse experienced longer labors, longer pregnancies, higher birth weights, more terminations, earlier age at first pregnancy, more medical problems, greater stress during pregnancy and more use
of ultrasound.
(12 %
of whom were
sexual abuse survivors)
found no significant differences between
survivors and non-abused women on rates
of cesarean sections, induction / augmentation
of labor, anesthesia use or failure to progress.
A study led by Drexel University researchers suggests that
survivors of sexual abuse who seek guidance and support in online forums may be doing so because they
find comfort in the relative anonymity the forums provide, which allows them to speak candidly about their experience and be direct in asking for help.
Human Rights Watch report3 notes that while its research hasn't
found «a pattern
of abuse that could be considered systematic» the rights body «
findings raises serious concerns about
abuses by AMISOM4 soldiers against Somali women and girls» with
survivors of sexual exploitation expressing feelings
of «powerless» to fearing «retaliation or retribution, as well as the stigma and shame that the
abuse could bring» and others, despite being engaged in exploitive relationships feared loosing «their only source
of income» (HRW, 2014, September, p. 25).
Others — such as
survivors of sexual abuse or assault or people who are genderqueer and / or trans * — may
find pelvic exams dissociative, traumatic, and triggering.