@article{ref1,
title="Pregnancy-associated violent deaths: the role of intimate partner violence",
journal="Trauma, violence, and abuse",
year="2007",
author="Martin, Sandra L. and Macy, Rebecca J. and Sullivan, Kristen and Magee, Melissa L.",
volume="8",
number="2",
pages="135-148",
abstract="This literature review examines intimate partner violence in relation to pregnancy-associated femicide and suicide. Empirical publications were eligible for review if they included information on intimate partner violence and examined females who were pregnant/postpartum and who were victims of femicide/attempted femicide and/or suicide/attempted suicide. Nine publications met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. Results suggest that intimate partners perpetrate one- to two-thirds of the pregnancy-associated femicides in the United States and that pregnant women make up 5% of urban intimate partner femicides. Intimate partner abuse during pregnancy appears to be a risk factor for severe intimate partner violence, including attempted/completed femicide. So little information exists concerning intimate partner violence in pregnancy-associated suicides that it is impossible to draw conclusions regarding this topic; however, a hospital-based study suggests that intimate partner violence may be a risk factor for attempting suicide while pregnant. More research is needed concerning intimate partner pregnancy-associated femicide and suicide so that evidenced-based preventive/therapeutic interventions may be developed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1524-8380",
doi="10.1177/1524838007301223",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524838007301223"
}