claim: says murder is the chief cause of death for pregnant women.
author: kyleen wright
evidence_1: sep 15, 2017 ... pregnancy is a time of risk”: advocates say screenings should be routine ...  boyfriend of missing maryland pregnant teacher charged in her murder. skip ...  homicide is the fifth-leading cause of death for women ages 18 to 44, ...
evidence_2: mar 20, 2001 ... "we found that homicide was the leading cause of death among women who  were pregnant ... and accounted for 20% of deaths among that ...
evidence_3: murder of pregnant women is a type of homicide often resulting from domestic  violence. ... in contrast, homicide was only the fifth leading cause of death for  women of reproductive ... the washington post reported in 2004 that "13 states  said they had no way of telling how many pregnant and postpartum women had  been ...
evidence_4: jun 26, 2007 ... murder is one of top causes of death for pregnant women ... homicide is one of  the leading causes of death for pregnant women in the united states. ... "men  who kill their pregnant wives are always psychopaths," said ...
evidence_5: nov 15, 2017 ... childbirth is killing black women in the us, and here's why ... bleeding -- the  leading cause of maternal death worldwide -- nearly killed her. ... she didn't know  she was pregnant. ... saba is a maternal health advocate whose goal is "to help  other women have their birth experiences validated," she says.