Immediate and long-term outcomes of assault in pregnancy.

Objective: We examined the immediate and long-term health outcomes of hospitalised pregnancy-related assault.

Methods: A retrospective review of hospital records was conducted using data from the New Zealand Ministry of Health's National Minimum Data Set of hospital discharges. The hospital records of pregnant women admitted to a public hospital in New Zealand between 2001 and 2006 were included in this investigation.

Exploring paternal influences on the dieting behaviors of adolescent girls.

In this article we investigate fathers' influence on the dieting behavior of their adolescent daughters. Fifty father-daughter dyads (N = 100) participated. The girls completed a questionnaire concerning their beliefs and behaviors with respect to dieting, their body satisfaction, and their perception of the advantages of being thinner.