Decomposing the Black-White racial disparity in severe maternal morbidity risk: the role of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Katie LabgoldPenelope P HowardsCarolyn Drews-BotschAnne L DunlopJ Michael BryanTonia RuddockSabrina JohnstonMichael R Kramer

Published in: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) (2023)

Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that intervening to prevent HDP is an important (yet incomplete) pathway for reducing the excess risk among NH Black pregnancies compared to NH White pregnancies.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
blood pressure
gestational age
room temperature
birth weight
early onset
weight loss
african american