... MDConsulting EditorThis issue of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, guest edited by Henry Galan, MD, pertains to emergencies that can occurin obstetrics and gyne cology. An obstetrician-gynecologist ... risk of injury and death[14,25,74,98,115,128,130,132]. Women often underestimate the risk of theirsituation, a factor probably compounded by many factors, including stages of change, fear, and ... physical force or of fear of implied violence[3,24]. Femicide, the murder of a woman, is a leading cause of death forwomen and 40% to 50% of these murders are perpetrated by a current orprevious...