Identification of factors associated with delayed treatment of obstetric hypertensive emergencies

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.02.009
• Publication Date: 2020-02-15T04:28:46Z
• Authors: Agata Kantorowska; Cassandra J. Heis...; Tara A. Halpern; Meredith B. Akerman; Ashley Elsayad; Jolene C. Muscat; Genevieve B. Sicu...; Anthony M. Vintzi...; Hye J. Heo
• Keywords: Adult; Nifedipine; Administration, Oral; Gestational Age; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; After-Hours Care; Pre-Eclampsia; Ethnicity; Humans; Labetalol; Antihypertensive Agents; Labor, Obstetric; Hispanic or Latino; Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced; Hydralazine; 3. Good health; Black or African American; Chronic Disease; Hypertension; Administration, Intravenous; Female; Emergencies

(Abstracted from Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020;223:250.e1–250.e11) Obstetric hypertensive emergency is a serious hypertensive disorder that can complicate pregnancy and lead to maternal death. It is defined as acute-onset and severe high blood pressure (BP) that lasts for 15 minutes or longer.