Impact of ethnicity on adverse perinatal outcome in women with chronic hypertension: a cohort study.

Louise Mary WebsterK BramhamP T SeedM HomsyK WiddowsA J WebbC Nelson-PiercyL MageeBaskaran ThilaganathanJ E MyersLucy C Chappell

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2020)

Black ethnicity, compared with white, is associated with the greatest risk of adverse perinatal outcome in women with chronic hypertension, even after adjusting for other maternal characteristics. Women of Asian ethnicity are also at increased risk, but to a lesser extent. Copyright © 2018 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
polycystic ovary syndrome
randomized controlled trial
emergency department
systematic review
birth weight
drug induced
adverse drug
metabolic syndrome
physical activity
gestational age