Selected Maternal Morbidities and Risk Factors in Pregnancy, by Maternal Race/Ethnicity,* 2005

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.

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