TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Maternal suicide during pregnancy and the first postpartum year in Austria: findings from 2004 to 2017
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Knasmüller, Philipp
A1  - Kotal, Aglaia
A1  - König, Daniel
A1  - Vyssoki, Benjamin
A1  - Kapusta, Nestor
A1  - Blüml, Victor
SP  - e112530
EP  - e112530
VL  - 281
IS  - 
N2  - Suicide is one of the leading causes of maternal death during pregnancy and the first postpartum year. This retrospective investigation aimed at characterizing suicides in Austria during pregnancy and the first postpartum year between 2004 and 2017. We identified 10 suicides of pregnant/ postpartal women in that period, all of whom used violent methods, resulting in a maternal suicide rate of 0.89 per 100,000 birth events. The comparably low number of found suicides is arguably attributable to methodological issues in identifying perinatal suicides. Hence, a more comprehensive inquiry into perinatal deaths and further improvements in perinatal mental health care are called for.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112530
ID  - ref1
ER  -