American University Study: Murder Becomes the Leading Cause of Maternal Death in the United States Black women are at greater risk of being killed

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Overseas network on December 8, the British "Daily Mail" reported on the 7th that for a long time, pregnant women in the United States have been the most vulnerable to domestic violence and murder, with the rise in the crime rate in the United States, the female group is more obviously affected. Murder has also become the leading cause of maternal death in the United States, and it is worth noting that black women in the United States are at higher risk of murder than women of other races.

A new study found that pregnant women in the United States are more likely to die of murder than other causes of death. The research team from Tulane University found that between 2018 and 2019, about 3.62 people in the United States died of murder for every 100,000 pregnant women or women who experienced childbirth within a year. Women in this group are 16 percent more likely to be murdered than the average woman.

Tulane University Assistant Professor Maeve? Wallace said: "We found that women after childbirth are more likely to be murdered than women who are not pregnant and have not given birth. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced among black women and young women. "The study found that black women were at much higher risk of murder, both during pregnancy and after childbirth, with women under the age of 25 at the highest risk. Compared to other white women who are not pregnant, there is no difference in the murder rates of pregnant and postpartum white women. The researchers also found that two-thirds of murders occurred in homes, and more than half involved guns.

Source: Overseas Network