Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy: Prevalence and Treatment in the United States, 2008-2021.
Stephanie A LeonardSara SiadatElliott K MainKrista F HuybrechtsYasser Y El-SayedMark A HlatkyJheanelle AtkinsonAyesha C SujanBrian T BatemanPublished in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) (2024)
The prevalence of chronic hypertension during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021 in a nationwide cohort of individuals with commercial insurance. Labetalol replaced methyldopa as the most commonly used antihypertensive during pregnancy. However, only about 60% of individuals with chronic hypertension in pregnancy were treated with antihypertensive medications.