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At 1 week postpartum, the AAS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and SF\u201012 Health Survey were administered by telephone.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Main outcome measures\u2002<\/jats:bold> Intimate partner violence, postnatal depression and health\u2010related quality of life.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> Two hundred and ninety six (9.1%) of the participants reported abuse by an intimate partner in the past year. Of those abused, 216 (73%) reported psychological abuse only and 80 (27%) reported physical and\/or sexual abuse. Forty six (57.5%) in the physical and\/or sexual abuse group also reported psychological abuse. Women in the psychological abuse only group had a higher risk of postnatal depression compared with nonabused women (adjusted OR: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.12\u20133.02). They were also at a higher risk of thinking about harming themselves (adjusted OR: 3.50, 95% CI: 1.49\u20138.20) and had significantly poorer mental health\u2010related quality of life (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). The higher risks of postnatal depression and thinking of harming themselves were not observed in the physical and\/or sexual abuse group although significantly poorer mental health\u2010related quality of life (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001) was observed.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions\u2002<\/jats:bold> Psychological abuse by an intimate partner against pregnant women has a negative impact on their mental health postdelivery. Furthermore, psychological abuse in the absence of physical and\/or sexual abuse can have a detrimental effect on the mental health of abused women. 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