Pre-Pregnancy Hypertension Among Women in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 76; no. 22; pp. 2611 - 2619
• Main Authors: Cameron, Natalie A., Molsberry, Rebecca, Pierce, Jacob B., Perak, Amanda M., Grobman, William A., Allen, Norrina B., Greenland, Philip, Lloyd-Jones, Donald M., Khan, Sadiya S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; disparities; Ethnicity; Female; Health Services Needs and Demand; Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data; Humans; hypertension; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - epidemiology; maternal morbidity; Maternal Mortality - trends; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - diagnosis; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - epidemiology; race/ethnicity; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Assessment - statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; rural; Rural Health - statistics & numerical data; United States - epidemiology; Urban Health - statistics & numerical data; United States; disparities; CVD; RR; CDC; APC; maternal morbidity; rural; NHB; AHA; NHW; hypertension; race/ethnicity

Rates of maternal mortality are increasing in the United States with significant rural-urban disparities. Pre-pregnancy hypertension is a well-established risk factor for adverse maternal and offspring outcomes. The purpose of this study was to describe trends in maternal pre-pregnancy hypertension...