Secular Trends in Preeclampsia Incidence and Outcomes in a Large Canada Database: A Longitudinal Study Over 24 Years

The incidence of preeclampsia is increasing, but effects on women and infants are unclear. We measured the incidence of preeclampsia over time in a large Canadian population, and assessed trends in maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.We carried out a population-based study of 1,901,376 linked hospital discharge abstracts for all deliveries in the province of Quebec, Canada from 1989 through 2012. We computed the annual incidence of...