Homicide and Other Injuries as Causes of Maternal Death in New York City, 1987 Through 1991

This paper documents the role of homicide and other injuries as causes of maternal death, and compares the risk of fatal injury among pregnant women with those in the general population. Data in records from the New York City medical examiner, of 2331 women, aged 15-44 years that died of injury, were used. A total of 115(39%) of 293 deaths in currently or recently pregnant women were attributable to injury. These 115 deaths included suicide (13%), similar to women in the general population.