Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy: Differences by Hispanic Ethnicity and Black Race.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Black individuals carry the greatest burden of maternal mortality, with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy being a significant driving force to this disparity. However, research on maternal health disparities predominantly groups Hispanic Black individuals with all other individuals of Hispanic ethnicity. We hypothesized that this aggregation might obscure the risk patterns of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy for Hispanic-Black and non-Hispanic Black individuals.

Methods

We analyzed a California statewide dataset of vital records linked to hospitalization discharge data for births from 2007 to 2018. Using multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for age, pre-pregnancy BMI, parity, smoking status, diabetes, and chronic renal disease, we compared the

SUBMITTER: Atkinson JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12122015 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature