9 days ago · England
‘I thought the baby would change him’: the women whose pregnancies are blighted by domestic abuse
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 7 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘I thought the baby would change him’: the women whose pregnancies are blighted by domestic abuse”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
An estimated 20,000 cases are disclosed to maternity services in England every year. Two survivors tell their stories Evie bought the baby monitor with a rare flicker of enthusiasm, having become increasingly numb as her pregnancy progressed.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
‘I thought the baby would change him’: the women whose pregnancies are blighted by domestic abuse
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian