Pregnancy-associated homicide and suicide in 37 US states with enhanced pregnancy surveillance

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 364.e1-364.e10

  Wallace, Maeve E ^a   Hoyert, Donna ^b   Williams, Corrine ^c   Mendola, Pauline ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

postpartum; pregnancy; pregnancy associated homicide; pregnancy associated suicide; violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANCESTRY GROUP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; RISK; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969972747     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.03.040     Document Type: Article

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