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MSU study: domestic violence during pregnancy may cause infant trauma

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A new MSU study indicates that domestic violence can affect children in their mother’s wombs, before they are even born.Current State’s Melissa Benmark talked with Alytia Levendosky, professor and director of clinical training at MSU’s Department of Psychology. She’s a co-author of the study that looked at the kinds of symptoms found in children whose mothers were abused while pregnant.

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