@article{ref1,
title="Homicide among pregnant and postpartum women in the United States: a review of the literature",
journal="Trauma, violence, and abuse",
year="2010",
author="Samandari, Ghazaleh and Martin, Sandra L. and Schiro, Sharon",
volume="11",
number="1",
pages="42-54",
abstract="Eighteen articles that examined the extent of homicide among pregnant and/or postpartum women in the United States are reviewed, documenting the studies' methods and findings. Results from proportional mortality analyses (studies that examined only deaths, rather than deaths within a larger population of living individuals) showed a modicum of support for the contention that homicide may account for a greater proportion of the deaths among pregnant/postpartum women than among other women of reproductive age. However, results from more comprehensive analyses that estimated homicide risks/rates (studies that examined deaths within the context of living populations) did not find any evidence to suggest that pregnant/postpartum women experience a greater risk/rate of homicide compared to other women of reproductive age. This difference in findings is discussed in light of the different methodological approaches.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1524-8380",
doi="10.1177/1524838009358891",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524838009358891"
}