Optimal prepregnancy cardiovascular health was found in under half of US pregnant women and declined across all subgroups from 2011 to 2019, with persistent racial and socioeconomic disparities.
There is a concerning, widespread decline in optimal prepregnancy cardiovascular health among US women across all demographic and socioeconomic subgroups.
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Overall, less than half of pregnant women had optimal prepregnancy CVH, and optimal prepregnancy CVH declined in each race/ethnicity, age, insurance, and WIC subgroup between 2011-2019 in the US. However, there were persistent disparities by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Wang et al. (Sat,) reported a other. Optimal prepregnancy cardiovascular health was found in under half of US pregnant women and declined across all subgroups from 2011 to 2019, with persistent racial and socioeconomic disparities.