In 2017–2019, the March of Dimes convened a workgroup with biomedical, clinical, and
epidemiologic expertise to review knowledge of the causes of the persistent Black-White …

Elevated blood pressure in pregnancy may represent chronic hypertension (occurring
before 20 weeks' gestation or persisting longer than 12 weeks after delivery), gestational …

Background The benefits and safety of the treatment of mild chronic hypertension (blood
pressure,< 160/100 mm Hg) during pregnancy are uncertain. Data are needed on whether a …

We estimated changes in the prevalence of chronic hypertension among pregnant women
and evaluated the extent to which changes in obesity and smoking were associated with …

Background The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a leading cause of maternal and
perinatal mortality and morbidity. The ability to predict these complications using simple tests …

Background Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with adverse
birth outcomes, but the potential modifying effect of maternal comorbidities remains …

Physiologic adaptations during pregnancy unmask a woman's predisposition to diseases.
Complications are increasingly predicted by first-trimester algorithms, amplify a pre-existing …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate maternal and neonatal outcomes in healthy, nulliparous women
classified with stage 1 hypertension under the revised American College of Cardiology and …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Preconception health is a broad term that encompasses the
overall health of nonpregnant women during their reproductive years (defined here as aged …

Background Most small (birthweight< 10%) for-gestational-age cases occur at term, in
uncomplicated pregnancies, and are not identified during prenatal visits as having fetal …