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Pregnant women face a higher risk of domestic abuse. The National Institutes of Health found domestic violence is the second-leading cause of injury-related death for pregnant women.
Younger women are at the highest risk. More than a quarter of pregnant teen girls report abuse by their boyfriends, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.