Firearm Homicide in Pregnant Women and State-Level Firearm Ownership

Key Points Questions How do pregnancy-associated firearm homicide rates vary across states and are they associated with state-level firearm ownership? Findings In this cross-sectional study performed from 2018 to 2021, pregnant women experienced a 37% higher firearm homicide rate than nonpregnant women. In adjusted models, every 1% increase in state-level firearm ownership was significantly associated with a 6% increase in all-cause and 8% increase in firearm-specific homicide rates in pregnant women. Meaning This study’s results suggest an urgent need for focused state-level interventions to protect maternal safety.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  JAMA Network Open

• Publication date

  2025-11-01

• Fields of study

  Law, Medicine, Political Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42447PMID 41212560PMCID 12603857
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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