Between 2014 and 2018, the rate of eclampsia during childbirth increased from 1.1 to 1.7 per 1,000 pregnant women in the U.S. In comparison, the rate of transfusion as a birth complication decreased during this same time period. This statistic shows the prevalence rates of childbirth complications among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018.
Prevalence rate of childbirth complications among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018
(per 1,000 pregnant women)
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BCBS, & Blue Health Intelligence. (June 17, 2020). Prevalence rate of childbirth complications among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018 (per 1,000 pregnant women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142863/childbirth-complication-rates-us/
BCBS, und Blue Health Intelligence. "Prevalence rate of childbirth complications among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018 (per 1,000 pregnant women)." Chart. June 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142863/childbirth-complication-rates-us/
BCBS, Blue Health Intelligence. (2020). Prevalence rate of childbirth complications among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018 (per 1,000 pregnant women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142863/childbirth-complication-rates-us/
BCBS, and Blue Health Intelligence. "Prevalence Rate of Childbirth Complications 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/1142863/childbirth-complication-rates-us/
BCBS & Blue Health Intelligence, Prevalence rate of childbirth complications among adult women in the U.S. in 2014 and 2018 (per 1,000 pregnant women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142863/childbirth-complication-rates-us/ (last visited January 07, 2025)
Prevalence rate of childbirth complications 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/1142863/childbirth-complication-rates-us/
