841: Stroke in pregnancy

In the US, stroke associated with pregnancy occurs in about 35 per 100,000 births. Prior studies have focused on national registries or medico-legal case series. Our objectives were to 1) describe type, antecedent events, and outcomes with strokes and 2) compare women with hypertensive disorders versus those without, as well as those with stroke in antepartum versus postpartum periods.

Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - December 25, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Corey Clifford, Nana-Ama Ankumah, Andrew Valenzuela, Agnes Ditishiem, Baha Sibai Tags: Poster Session IV Source Type: research