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In particular, we sought to identify the impact of seizure disorders on severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in a contemporary cohort.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n Retrospective cohort study using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database from 2017 to 2021 through Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)\/Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality (AHRQ), utilizing delivery admissions. Pregnant patients with seizure disorder were identified by International Classification of Diseases (ICD)\u201010 codes. We assessed the prevalence of seizure disorders in pregnancy and compared baseline characteristics of those with a seizure disorder to those without a seizure disorder using weighted sampling per the NIS guidelines. Our primary outcome was a composite of SMM as defined by the Centers for Disease Control. Secondary outcomes were hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, hemorrhage, cesarean delivery, maternal death, and maternal length of stay. Statistical analyses were performed with survey weights and included Student's\n t<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010test,\n \u03c7<\/jats:italic>\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n analysis, and linear and logistic regression to control for confounders. A sensitivity analysis was performed among only subjects with HDP to assess adverse outcomes in this population.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Over a 5\u2010year period, more than 16 million subjects were included, of which a total of 83,050 (0.5%) pregnant patients had an ICD\u201010 diagnosis for seizure disorder at the time of delivery. The prevalence increased from 2017 to 2021 (0.45% to 0.54%,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u00a0<\u00a00.001). Patients with an ICD\u201010 code for seizure disorder were more likely to use tobacco and have ICD\u201010 or CMR code for obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Those with a seizure disorder were more likely to experience the composite SMM, hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome, eclampsia, hemorrhage, cesarean delivery, maternal death, and longer length of stay than those without a seizure disorder during their delivery hospitalization. In the adjusted analyses, seizure disorder was associated with SMM (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.16; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.03\u20132.30) and maternal death (aOR, 6.30; 95% CI, 3.07\u201312.942). Having a seizure disorder was also associated with hemorrhage, cesarean, severe forms of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and increased length of stay. SMM remained elevated in the seizure disorder population in the sensitivity analysis.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Seizure disorder in pregnancy increased in prevalence from 2017 to 2021 and is associated with risk factors such as obesity, tobacco use, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. These patients are more likely to experience SMM, death, and severe forms of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy than pregnant patients without a seizure disorder.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/pmf2.70466","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,29]],"date-time":"2026-09-29T07:36:31Z","timestamp":1790667391000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Severe maternal morbidity in pregnancies complicated by maternal seizure disorder"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"2","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-5682-5857","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Janki","family":"Amin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Advocate Aurora Health Chicago Illinois USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1195-6596","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Brianna","family":"Lau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chicago Medical School Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Chicago Illinois USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8234-1815","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Brandie D.","family":"Taylor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Texas USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Calla","family":"Holmgren","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine Advocate Aurora Health Chicago Illinois USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6189-2354","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rachel K.","family":"Harrison","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine Advocate Aurora Health Chicago Illinois USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,29]]},"reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"356","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0404.1987.tb05459.x","article-title":"Incidence of Seizures During Pregnancy, Labor and Puerperium in Epileptic Women: A Prospective Study","volume":"75","author":"Bardy A. 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