CDC Explores Pregnancy-Homicide Link

Killings Cited Among Top Causes of Trauma Death for New, Expectant Mothers

By Donna St. George
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 23, 2005; Page A05


The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that homicide is a leading cause of traumatic death among new and expectant mothers, with higher risks for women who are younger than 20 or black. It was the CDC's first national look at pregnancy and homicide.

source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45626-2005Feb22.html