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 August 17, 2022, 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 August 17, 2022. 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: August 17, 2022. 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 August 17, 2022)
