State Divorce Laws, Reproductive Care Policies, and Pregnancy-Associated Homicide Rates, 2018-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Barriers to divorce and reproductive health care can threaten the health and safety of pregnant and recently pregnant females.

Objective

To examine state laws about divorce, reproductive health care (access to contraception, family planning services, and abortion), and pregnancy-associated homicide rates in US states over a 4-year period (2018-2021).

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, bivariate tests and regressions were used to analyze crude rates of pregnancy-associated homicide from the National Violent Death Reporting System in 181 state-years for calendar years 2018 to 2021, with analyses conducted on September 8, 2024.

Exposures

Access to divorce while pregnant and reproductive health care over a 4-year period in t

SUBMITTER: Boyle KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549657 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature