NIH R01 · 2024
ABSTRACT The increasing rate of severe maternal morbidity and mortality events in the U.S. disproportionately burdens Black women. Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely than white women to suffer or die from complications during or after pregnancy. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) (e.g., preeclampsia, gestational hypertension) are major contributors to severe maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as long-term cardiovascular disease (CVD). Black women are more likely than white women to have severe forms of HDP and severe post-partum complications such as chronic hypertension, stroke and CVD. We have compelling preliminary data that documents racial disparities in the…
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