The risk factor is racism, not race

Affiliations

¹ Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 300 Halket St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213; Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: janickia@upmc.edu.
² Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 300 Halket St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213; Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Comment

Alisse Hauspurg et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Aug.

. 2022 Aug;227(2):358-359.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.03.011. Epub 2022 Mar 10.

¹ Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 300 Halket St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213; Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: janickia@upmc.edu.
² Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 300 Halket St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213; Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

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Comment on

Postpartum preeclampsia or eclampsia: defining its place and management among the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Hauspurg A, Jeyabalan A. Hauspurg A, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Feb;226(2S):S1211-S1221. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.10.027. Epub 2021 Jul 7. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022. PMID: 35177218 Free PMC article. Review.
Race as a social construct should not be cited as a risk factor for postpartum preeclampsia.
Clare CA. Clare CA. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Aug;227(2):357-358. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.03.010. Epub 2022 Mar 10. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022. PMID: 35278376 No abstract available.