Modifiable Risk Factors for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among Latina Women

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy affect approximately 8% of pregnancies, and can lead to serious complications for both mother and child. While Latinas are at two-fold increased risk of preeclampsia relative to non-Latina white women, little research on hypertension in pregnancy has been conducte...

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Main Author: Turzanski Fortner, Shannon Renee
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/59
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1067&context=open_access_dissertations