In the U.S., the rate of pregnancy complications increased from 168.4 to 196.0 per 1,000 pregnant women aged 18 to 44 years between 2014 and 2018. This statistic shows the overall pregnancy and childbirth complication rates among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018.
Overall pregnancy and childbirth complication rates among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018*
(per 1,000 pregnant women)
* Pregnancy complications include gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Childbirth complications include eclampsia, cardiomyopathy, sepsis, embolism, transfusions,
heart attack, respiratory distress, shock, and anesthesia complications occurred within a certain window surrounding delivery.
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BCBS, & Blue Health Intelligence. (June 17, 2020). Overall pregnancy and childbirth complication rates among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018* (per 1,000 pregnant women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142836/overall-pregnancy-and-childbirth-complication-rates-us/
BCBS, und Blue Health Intelligence. "Overall pregnancy and childbirth complication rates among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018* (per 1,000 pregnant women)." Chart. June 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142836/overall-pregnancy-and-childbirth-complication-rates-us/
BCBS, Blue Health Intelligence. (2020). Overall pregnancy and childbirth complication rates among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018* (per 1,000 pregnant women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142836/overall-pregnancy-and-childbirth-complication-rates-us/
BCBS, and Blue Health Intelligence. "Overall Pregnancy and Childbirth Complication Rates among Adult Women in The U.S. in 2014 and 2018* (per 1,000 Pregnant Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142836/overall-pregnancy-and-childbirth-complication-rates-us/
BCBS & Blue Health Intelligence, Overall pregnancy and childbirth complication rates among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018* (per 1,000 pregnant women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142836/overall-pregnancy-and-childbirth-complication-rates-us/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Overall pregnancy and childbirth complication rates among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018* (per 1,000 pregnant women) [Graph], BCBS, & Blue Health Intelligence, June 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142836/overall-pregnancy-and-childbirth-complication-rates-us/
