Mississippi leads the nation in gun deaths among pregnant and postpartum people
Mississippi leads in U.S. gun deaths among pregnant and postpartum people
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Mississippi leads the nation in gun deaths among pregnant and postpartum people
The state has become a hotspot for these deaths in large part because of lax gun laws and restrictive abortion access.
Yvetty Brown (left) and Monique Wade pose for a portrait after discussing the 2019 murder of McKayla Winston, Brown’s daughter and Wade’s sister, on February 10, 2026, at Brown’s home in Goodman, Mississippi.
(Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today)
Sophia Paffenroth, Mississippi Today
2026-03-16 07:00
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