The Risk of Pregnancy Related Hypertension Disorder Associated with Sickle Cell Trait in U.S. Service Women

Abstract

The health impact of the heterozygous (Hb Ss) Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) among the estimated one million females of reproductive age in the United States on pregnancy related hypertensive disorders (PRHD) including preeclampsia is not as well understood or researched as Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).

Document Details

• Document Type: Pub Defense Publication
• Publication Date: Jun 27, 2019
• Source ID: 10.1093/milmed/usz143

Entities

People

• Christina O’hara
• Darrell E. Singer
• David W. Niebuhr

Organizations

• Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center
• National Defense Medical College
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• United States Department of Defense

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