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The burden of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Africa …

Hypertension is the leading contributor to the global burden of dis‐ease, with about 1 billion adults affected worldwide and 9 million associated deaths annually.1,2 Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) are also a major threat to global health.3,4 They complicate 5.2%‐8.2% of pregnancies globally5 and are associated with an in‐creased risk of adverse fetal, neonatal, and maternal …