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. 2016 Nov:44:79-83.
doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2016.08.018. Epub 2016 Sep 12.

Unnatural pregnancy deaths in Las Vegas: A descriptive study

Anthea B Mahesan Paul  1 , Lary Simms  2 , Abraham Ebenezer Paul  3 , Jojo Yorke  4 , Tarnjot Saroya  5 , Christopher Schmidseder  6 , Andrew A Mahesan  7 , Arnold M Mahesan  8
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Unnatural pregnancy deaths in Las Vegas: A descriptive study

Anthea B Mahesan Paul et al. J Forensic Leg Med. 2016 Nov.

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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.

Keywords: Homicide; Las Vegas; Mental illness; Pregnancy; Suicide; Unnatural death.

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