Health disparities in pregnancies complicated by acute-onset severe hypertension.

Summary: When pregnant women suddenly develop severely high blood pressure, they need medication right away to keep them and their babies safe. Doctors looked at over 700 patients to see if a mother's race, language, or insurance changed how quickly she got this emergency treatment. The good news? Everyone was treated at the same speed, no matter their background!

However, the researchers did find two surprising things. First, patients actually got faster treatment during the evening nursing shift compared to the rest of the day. Second, babies had slightly better health outcomes when the mother was treated by a private practice doctor rather than a doctor at an academic teaching hospital.