TY - JOUR
T1 - Pregnancy-Associated Deaths from Homicide, Suicide, and Drug Overdose
T2 - Review of Research and the Intersection with Intimate Partner Violence
AU - Campbell, Jacquelyn
AU - Matoff-Stepp, Sabrina
AU - Velez, Martha L.
AU - Cox, Helen Hunter
AU - Laughon, Kathryn
N1 - Funding Information:
Finally, the National Quality Forum, in collaboration with a multistakeholder group of experts and funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, is currently overseeing a 24-month effort addressing maternal morbidity and mortality. Social determinants—including suicide, drug overdose, and IPV—have been included in the project environmental scan to date. Final project deliverables also will include a recommendations report with measurement frameworks.77
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PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - The leading causes of pregnancy-associated deaths, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are homicide, suicide, and drug overdose. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy has been shown to contribute to maternal mortality from pregnancy-associated deaths. In this article, we discuss these leading causes of pregnancy-associated deaths. We review the prevalence, demographic characteristics, and possible factors leading to each cause of death, as well as evidence-based methods of identification, prevention, and intervention. The review also will include data showing racial and ethnic inequities. In addition, we identify gaps and guiding questions for further research, as well as suggestions for immediate changes in practice and policy.
AB - The leading causes of pregnancy-associated deaths, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are homicide, suicide, and drug overdose. Intimate partner violence during pregnancy has been shown to contribute to maternal mortality from pregnancy-associated deaths. In this article, we discuss these leading causes of pregnancy-associated deaths. We review the prevalence, demographic characteristics, and possible factors leading to each cause of death, as well as evidence-based methods of identification, prevention, and intervention. The review also will include data showing racial and ethnic inequities. In addition, we identify gaps and guiding questions for further research, as well as suggestions for immediate changes in practice and policy.
KW - female homicide
KW - female suicide
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - maternal mortality
KW - pregnancy-associated deaths
KW - pregnancy-associated drug overdose
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U2 - 10.1089/jwh.2020.8875
DO - 10.1089/jwh.2020.8875
M3 - Article
C2 - 33295844
AN - SCOPUS:85100582521
SN - 1540-9996
VL - 30
SP - 236
EP - 244
JO - Journal of Women's Health
JF - Journal of Women's Health
IS - 2
ER -