Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4760735 | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine | 2016 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
This study reports descriptive data assessing the prevalence of various risk factors and associations among pregnancy-related death by unnatural causes (PRUD), namely suicide, homicide and accidental causes in the city of Las Vegas. In 7215 women referred for autopsy, results showed PRUD 0.1% (n = 37) was more common in the Caucasian race 45.9% (n = 17), and ages 20-30 years 43.2% (n = 16). We also identified high prevalence of mental illness 51.3% (n = 19) and low prenatal care 37.8% (n = 14), particularly in our suicide cohort 100.0% (n = 13), and 15.3% (n = 2) respectively. Our study demonstrates the first investigation to identify the relationship between mental illness, particularly mood and substance disorders with pregnancy-related unnatural death.
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Authors
Anthea B. Mahesan Paul, Lary Simms, Abraham Ebenezer Paul, Jojo Yorke, Tarnjot Saroya, Christopher Schmidseder, Andrew A. Mahesan, Arnold M. Mahesan,