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Most injuries during pregnancy are avoidable, and prevention strategies should be rooted in maternal morbidity statistics. Based on data from maternal vital records linked with hospital-visit data from 2002 to 2003, researchers evaluated a population-based cohort of Massachusetts women for type, intent (unintentional vs. intentional), and timing of pregnancy-associated injuries (PAIs) occurring during pregnancy through 1 year after delivery. Visits included inpatient admissions, stays of <24 hours, and emergency department visits. Most of the 100,000 women were white and non-Hispanic (age, ≥30), carried private health insurance, and had completed high school education or greater.
Injuries caused 7 of the 22 deaths among pregnant women. Of th…