TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Differences in the risk of homicide and other fatal injuries between postpartum women and other women of childbearing age: implications for prevention
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Griffin, G. W.
A1  - Berg, Cynthia J.
A1  - Thompson, B. L.
A1  - Rochat, R. W.
A1  - Dietz, P. M.
SP  - 641
EP  - 643
VL  - 88
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study compared injury deaths between postpartum women and other women aged 15 to 44. METHODS: Risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed for injury fatality rates. RESULTS: Fifty percent (29/58) of postpartum injury deaths were homicides, compared with 26% (427/1,648) of injury deaths among nonpregnant, nonpostpartum women. For females aged 15 to 19, the homicide rate was 2.6 times higher (95% CI = 1.17, 5.95) for postpartum females than for other females. The motor-vehicle fatality rate was lower for postpartum females than for nonpregnant, nonpostpartum females (risk ratio = 0.30, CI = 0.18, 0.48). CONCLUSIONS: Postpartum females aged 15 to 19 years were at higher risk of homicide. Postpartum women were at reduced risk of motor-vehicle fatalities.
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SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -