Study suggests 15 percent of domestic violence victims experience abuse in pregnancy

An organisation helping the victims of domestic violence says that around 15 percent of women who were subjected to domestic violence and physical abuse, experienced it during pregnancy. The organisation Rosa carried out a survey among 200 of its clients last year which suggests that most of the victims who were abused during pregnancy experienced physical violence, including severe beating and kicking, in the later months of pregnancy. A study by the STEM polling agency suggests 23 percent of Czechs have come into contact with domestic violence as either victims, perpetrators or witnesses. Thirteen percent of Czechs have at some point been the victims of domestic violence.