Selected Maternal Morbidities and Risk Factors in Pregnancy, by Maternal Race/Ethnicity,* 2005
Race/Ethnicity | Rate per 1,000 Live Births | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Pregnancy-Associated Hypertension | Chronic Hypertension | Eclampsia** | Cervical Insufficiency | |
Total | 39.9 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Non-Hispanic White | 45.3 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 45.6 | 20.3 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
Hispanic | 28.1 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
*Data not reported for American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and persons of more than one race.↑
**Eclampsia is characterized by seizures and generally follows preeclampsia, which is marked by high blood pressure, weight gain, and protein in the urine.↑
Source: Martin JA, Hamilton BE, Sutton PD, Ventura SJ, Menacker F, Kirmeyer S, Munson ML. Births: Final data for 2005. National vital statistics reports; vol 56 no 6. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2007. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm, accessed 12/12/07; Menacker F. Trends in cesarean rates for first births and repeat cesarean rates for low-risk women: United States, 1990–2003. National vital statistics reports; vol 54 no 4. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2005. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm, accessed 12/12/07.