Contribution of Hypertension to Severe Maternal Morbidity

(Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018;219(4):405.e1–405.e7.) In the United States, maternal morbidity and mortality are growing public health concerns, with severe maternal morbidity (SMM) affecting>50,000 women in 2014. SMM includes renal failure, shock, sepsis, blood transfusion, and peripartum hysterectomy. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are strongly associated with maternal morbidity and mortality and are often responsive to intervention. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the association between preeclampsia with severe features and SMM at a regional perinatal referral center. They hypothesized that parturients with preeclampsia would have a higher rate of SMM than normotensive women. In addition, the proportions of SMM on admission were compared to those that developed during hospitalization.
Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Mother, Fetus, Neonate Source Type: research