A new study reveals pregnant women in the U.S. face a 37% higher risk of being killed by gun violence than non-pregnant women, highlighting a deadly intersection of domestic violence and gun access.

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School analyzed more than 7,000 homicides across 37 states from 2018 to 2021, finding homicide is the leading cause of death for pregnant women. Firearms were used in nearly 80% of these cases.

The study, published Monday in JAMA Network Open , shows that states with higher gun ownership rates have significantly more pregnancy-related homicides. For every 1% increase in state-level firearm ownership, firearm homicides of pregnant women increased by 8%.

Louisiana topped the list with 111.4 firearm homicides per 1 million live bir

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