Common Complications and Conditions at Delivery Hospitalization by Race and Ethnicity in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify and estimate the prevalence of common complications and conditions (eg, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, substance use, mental health conditions) documented at delivery hospitalizations in the United States and the prevalence of multiple complications and conditions, overall and by race and ethnicity.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of hospital discharge data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's National Inpatient Sample. The data can be weighted to provide national estimates; these weights were applied. We included delivery hospitalizations in 2018 and 2019 among females aged 12-55 years. Delivery hospitalizations and condition groups were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clini

SUBMITTER: Womack LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862660 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature