“It is like a curse”. The Lived Experiences of the Intersection of Intergenerational Violence, Pregnancy, and Intimate Partner Violence Among Urban Wisconsin Indigenous Women

Authors

• Jeneile Luebke, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Nicole Thomas, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Yamikani B. Nkhoma, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Angela R. Fernandez, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• Kaylen M. Moore, Marquette UniversityFollow
• Alexa A. Lopez, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2024

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Source ISSN

0883-9417

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2024.06.010

Abstract

Background

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a significant public health concern that disproportionately impacts Indigenous American women more than any other ethnic/racial group in the United States.

Purpose

This study aims to inform the work of nurses and allied health professionals by providing insight into the lived realities of Indigenous women in urban areas and how IPV manifests in the lives of Indigenous women.

Methods

Postcolonial and Indigenous feminist frameworks informed this qualitative study. Using thematic analysis, we analyzed data from semi-structured individual interviews with 34 Indigenous women in large urban areas in the upper Midwest.

Findings

This manuscript discusses one broad theme: experiences of IPV during pregnancy and the devastating impacts on women and their children in the form of intergenerational trauma. Under this broad theme, we identified two sub-themes: impacts of IPV on individual pregnancy experiences and linkages to adverse pregnancy-related outcomes related to physical IPV during the childbearing years.

Conclusion

This Indigenous-led study informs the development of effective Indigenous-specific interventions to minimize barriers to accessing prenatal care and help-seeking when experiencing IPV to reduce the devastating consequences for Indigenous women and their families.

Comments

Accepted version. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Vol. 51 (August 2024): 274-281. DOI. © 2024 Elsevier Inc. Used with permission.

Kaylen Moore was affiliated with University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee at the time of publication.

Recommended Citation

Luebke, Jeneile; Thomas, Nicole; Nkhoma, Yamikani B.; Fernandez, Angela R.; Moore, Kaylen M.; Lopez, Alexa A.; and Mkandawire-Valhmu, Lucy, "“It is like a curse”. The Lived Experiences of the Intersection of Intergenerational Violence, Pregnancy, and Intimate Partner Violence Among Urban Wisconsin Indigenous Women" (2024). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 1286.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/1286