One in 10 US mothers experienced gestational hypertension in 2024

Rates of gestational hypertension among U.S. mothers increased from 2016 to 2024 with varying differences emerging by race, age and BMI, according to study findings published in National Vital Statistics Reports.Overall, the rate of gestational hypertension increased 73% in the U.S., and was most common in mothers of non-Hispanic Native American or Alaska Native and non-Hispanic Black race,