Anecdotally, from speaking to my women friends, I know that women are more likely to get hit/beaten by men when they are pregnant. Pregnancy frightens some men -- it means added responsibility, it means that the woman's attention will be given to someone else, it makes them feel helpless. Men have been known to act out.
Joanna
Michael Perelman wrote:
>is this actually true?
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>>About 1/3 of deaths that occur during pregnancy are due to homicide (in
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>>http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/AA3D91D3-7127-4AD0-AD57-754EFE73038D.htm
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>>Joanna
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