Evaluation of US State-Level Variation in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are important causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity in the US. However, the extent of statewide variation in the prevalence of chronic hypertension, pregnancy-induced hypertension or preeclampsia, and eclampsia in the US remains unknown.

Objective

To examine the extent of statewide variation in the prevalence of chronic hypertension, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pregnancy-induced hypertension or preeclampsia), and eclampsia in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional study using 2017 US birth certificate data was conducted from September 1, 2019, to February 1, 2020. A population-based sample of 3 659 553 women with a live birth delivery was included.

Main outcomes and measures

SUBMITTER: Butwick AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7530635 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature