Background Acute stroke during pregnancy or within 6 weeks of childbirth is devastating for
the mother and her family, yet data regarding incidence and contemporary trends are very …

Background and Purpose—Few studies have examined the epidemiology of stroke in
pregnancy, despite the high associated burden of death and disability. We aimed to quantify …

Maternal mortality rates have been steadily increasing in the United States, and
cardiovascular mortality is the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum …

Background Pregnant women may have an increased risk of stroke compared with
nonpregnant women of similar age, but the magnitude and the timing of such risk are …

Pregnancy and puerperium confer an increased risk for ischemic as well as hemorrhagic
stroke, with incidence rates being 3-fold higher as compared with nonpregnant women. A …

Background—Hospitalizations for pregnancy-related stroke are rare but increasing.
Hemorrhagic stroke (HS), ie, subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage, is …

Objective: To estimate the incidence, mortality, and risk factors for pregnancy-related stroke
in the United States. Methods: The Nationwide Inpatient Sample from the Healthcare Cost …

Stroke, defined as a focal or global disturbance of cerebral function lasting over 24 h
resulting from disruption of its blood supply, is a devastating event for a pregnant woman …

Background and Purpose—Stroke is an important contributor to maternal morbidity and
mortality, but there are no recent data on trends in pregnancy-related hospitalizations that …

Background and Objectives Despite the potentially devastating effects of pregnancy-related
stroke, few studies have examined its incidence by type of stroke. We aimed to study the …