“Violence against women is obviously a major factor in maternal and reproductive health,” says Jay Silverman, co-director of the Program on Gender Inequities and Global Health at the University of California, San Diego, in this week’s podcast. From hypertension to early delivery, “all of these things occur at significantly higher rates among women who have an abusive partner.” Silverman gives an overview of the “state of knowledge” about the effect of abuse on mothers and children and suggested that interventions during antenatal care that targets both women and their partners can reduce this important source of child and maternal morbidity.