@article{ref1,
title="Unnatural pregnancy deaths in Las Vegas: a descriptive study",
journal="Journal of forensic and legal medicine",
year="2016",
author="Mahesan Paul, Anthea B. and Simms, Lary and Paul, Abraham Ebenezer and Yorke, Jojo and Saroya, Tarnjot and Schmidseder, Christopher and Mahesan, Andrew A. and Mahesan, Arnold M.",
volume="44",
number="",
pages="79-83",
abstract="This study reports descriptive data assessing the prevalence of various risk factors and associations among pregnancy-related death by unnatural causes (PRUD), namely suicide, homicide and accidental causes in the city of Las Vegas. In 7215 women referred for autopsy, results showed PRUD 0.1% (n = 37) was more common in the Caucasian race 45.9% (n = 17), and ages 20-30 years 43.2% (n = 16). We also identified high prevalence of mental illness 51.3% (n = 19) and low prenatal care 37.8% (n = 14), particularly in our suicide cohort 100.0% (n = 13), and 15.3% (n = 2) respectively. Our study demonstrates the first investigation to identify the relationship between mental illness, particularly mood and substance disorders with pregnancy-related unnatural death.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1752-928X",
doi="10.1016/j.jflm.2016.08.018",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2016.08.018"
}