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Figure 12. Ten Ten Reasons for Antepartum Hospital Stays

Bar chart showing most common conditions associated with hospitalizations for antepartum care. Go to Text Description below for details.

Figure 12. Ten Ten Reasons for Antepartum Hospital Stays (Text Description)


Reasons Percentages # Discharges
Early labor 27.5% 104,137
Excessive vomiting during pregnancy 9.7% 36,626
Hypertension in pregnancy 6.6% 24,797
Bleeding during pregnancy 5.4% 20,504
Diabetes during pregnancy 4.5% 16,868
Abnormal organs/pelvis 3.4% 12,953
Amniotic disorder 2.6% 10,016
Substance abuse/mental disorder 1.8% 6,957
Infectious/parasitic diseases 1.6% 6,082
Fetal distress and other abnormalities 1.2% 4,501

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