Risk of interpersonal violence during and after pregnancy among people with schizophrenia: a population-based cohort study

growth, difficulties in maternal–child attachment, and maternal, We sought to compare the risk of an emergency department fetal and neonatal death.9–14 (ED) visit for interpersonal violence during pregnancy and until Women with schizophrenia are at high risk of experiencing 1  year postpartum among people with and without schizophre interpersonal violence during their lifetime from known and nia. [...] patients with and without schizophrenia.36 We adjusted analyses for maternal age, parity, neighbourhood income quintile, region Outcomes of residence, year of delivery, maternal substance use disorder The primary outcome was an ED visit for interpersonal violence and ED visits for interpersonal violence that occurred in the during pregnancy or from the person’s delivery date to 365 days 2  years b. [...] Younger In this population based study, the risk for an ED visit for inter maternal age, living in a lower income quintile, being multi personal violence in pregnancy or the postpartum period was parous, maternal substance use disorders and a history of an threefold higher among those with schizophrenia than among ED visit for interpersonal violence in the 2 years before preg those without schi. [...] Specialized violence pre hist ory of an ED visit for interpersonal violence before concep vention, screening and management protocols for pregnant and tion, results were similar to those of the main analysis (2.5% postpartum patients with schizophrenia are warranted to miti among patients with schizophrenia v. [...] BMJ Group (Archives of Diseases in Childhood) lished and agreed to be accountable for all and a role on the mental health committee of aspects of the work.