Citation

Lawn RB, Koenen KC. BMJ 2022; 379: o2499.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.o2499

PMID

36261146

Abstract

Women in the US are more likely to be murdered during pregnancy or soon after childbirth than to die from the three leading obstetric causes of maternal mortality (hypertensive disorders, haemorrhage, or sepsis).1 These pregnancy associated homicides are preventable, and most are linked to the lethal combination of intimate partner violence and firearms.2 Preventing men's violence towards women, including gun violence, could save the lives of hundreds of women and their unborn children in the US every year.

Intimate partner violence is prevalent worldwide, with one in three women reporting experiences of physical, sexual, or psychological abuse by a partner in their lifetime. Reports suggest the US has a higher prevalence of intimate partner violence than other high income countries, including most European countries and Australia. Intimate partner violence is often fatal. In the …

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