Historical and Recent Changes in Maternal Mortality Due to Hypertensive Disorders in the United States, 1979 to 2018

Hypertension. 2021 Nov;78(5):1414-1422. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17661. Epub 2021 Sep 13.

Abstract

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Keywords: continental population groups; eclampsia; live birth; maternal mortality; preeclampsia.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / mortality*
  • Maternal Mortality*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pregnancy
  • Time Factors
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult