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Gun Violence Now a Leading Threat to Pregnant Women, Study Finds
Pregnant women face a 37% higher firearm homicide risk than nonpregnant women, with an 8% increase linked to each 1% rise in state gun ownership, study shows.
- Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital reported on Nov. 14, 2025 that pregnant women had a 37% higher risk of firearm homicide than nonpregnant women.
- State-Level ownership estimates showed a one percent rise in firearm ownership linked to a 6% increase in overall homicide and an 8% increase in firearm-specific homicide among pregnant women.
- Data show the study identified 434 pregnant homicide victims, with about 78% killed by a person using a firearm, and 250 victims were Black women.
- Suspected perpetrators were most often male, and Louisiana had the highest all-cause homicide rate among pregnant women, Maeve Wallace said this is `an awful phenomenon`.
- Because state ownership data are limited, authors rely on `proxy` measures like firearm suicide statistics and experts urge better state data collection and reporting to address gaps.
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