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Objective: The objective of this study was to assess how race is associated with adverse maternal outcomes in the setting of preeclampsia.

Study design: This retrospective cohort study utilized the National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) from the Agency for Health care Research and Quality for the years 2012–2014. Women aged 15–54 with a diagnosis of preeclampsia were included. Race and ethnicity were categorized as non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, Native American, other, and unknown. The overall risk for severe morbidity based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria was analyzed along with the risk for specific outcomes such as stroke, acute heart failure or pulmonary edema, eclampsia, and acute renal failure. The risk for severe morbidity was stratified by comorbid risk and compared by race. Log-linear regression models were created to …