Surveillance Update
High Blood Pressure, Hypertension,
Preeclampsia or Toxemia during Pregnancy
NORTH CAROLINA
PRAMS
January 2014
Percentage of North Carolina Mothers Who Reported High Blood Pressure,
Hypertension, Preeclampsia or Toxemia during Most Recent Pregnancy,
by Education — N.C. PRAMS 2009-11
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
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Total
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a Point Estimate
15.3
9.8
19.3
15.4
Upper Cl (95%)’
16.8
13.2
22.7
17.4
Lower Cl (95%f
13.9
7.2
16.3
13.7
Percentage of North Carolina Mothers Who Reported High Blood Pressure,
Hypertension, Preeclampsia or Toxemia during Most Recent Pregnancy,
by Mother's Weight Status before Pregnancy — N.C. PRAMS 2009-11
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1
1
L
Norma
Overweight
Obese
В
Point Estimate
24.3
18.8
21.4
19.8
Upper Cl (95% )•
29.8
21.1
26.5
23.3
Lower Cl (95%
Г
19.4
16.6
17.0
16.8
Percentage of North Carolina Mothers Who Reported High Blood Pressure,
Hypertension, Preeclampsia or Toxemia during Most Recent Pregnancy,
by Baby's Birth Weight — N.C. PRAMS 2009-11
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70
60
50
40
30
20
1
10
0
< 2500 Grams
2500+ Grams
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Point Estimate
29.1
14.1
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31.9
15.7
Lower Cl I95%|-
26.4
12.6
Percentage of North Carolina Mothers Who Reported High Blood Pressure,
Hypertension, Preeclampsia or Toxemia during Most Recent Pregnancy,
by Marital Status — N.C. PRAMS 2009-11
The North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiative to
reduce infant mortality and low birth weight. N.C. PRAMS is a random, stratified, monthly mail/telephone survey of North Carolina women who recently
delivered a live-born infant. The PRAMS survey collects data on maternal behaviors and experiences before, during and after pregnancy for a sample
of North Carolina women. This report is based on the responses of 3,095 mothers who delivered during 2009-2011 in the state of North Carolina
and participated in the PRAMS survey two to four months after delivery. Specifically, this surveillance update focuses on mothers who responded
to the question, “Did you have any of the following problems during your most recent pregnancy: HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HYPERTENSION,
PREECLAMPSIA OR TOXEMIA." For more detailed information please visit the N.C. PRAMS website at: www.schs.state.nc.us/units/stat/prams.
* Cl (95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
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of health and
human service':
State of North Carolina
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Pat McCrory, Governor
Department of Health and Human Services
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Aldona Z. Wos, M.D., Secretary
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www.ncdhhs.gov
North Carolina Division of Public Health
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Robin Cummings, M.D., Acting State Health Director
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www.publichealth.nc.gov
State Center for Health Statistics
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Karen L. Knight, M.S., Director
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PRAMS
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(919) 855-4495
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www.schs.state.nc.us/units/stat/prams North caroima
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