Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) mortality in the United States: a CDC WONDER population analysis, 1999–2023
Abubakar Tauseef
IntroductionHypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States (US), yet national trends across demographic groups are not well characterized.MethodsThis population-based retrospective study analyzed HDP-related maternal mortality from 1999 to 2023 using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER). Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) were calculated using the