Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Individuals in California, 2007 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals who experience hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) are at increased risk for downstream pregnancy-related complications, yet the variability in this risk among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander individuals remains understudied. This study investigated the risk for 5 HDP outcomes-chronic hypertension, chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and severe preeclampsia or eclampsia-among 15 disaggregated Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander subgroups and assessed maternal characteristics that may be driving differences.

Methods

We used infant and fetal vital records linked to maternal hospital discharge records from births to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and

SUBMITTER: Soh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12919519 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature