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Once on shore, sargassum degradation through anaerobic metabolism elicits the release of many noxious molecules, including hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and ammonia (NH3). H2S has been long recognized as a malodorous and highly toxic gas, while chronic exposure has not been extensively explored. Our objective was to assess whether pregnant women exposed to sargassum emissions would be more prone to developing hypertensive disorders compared to unexposed women. We conducted a retrospective study including 3020 pregnant women at the Obstetrics Department of the University Hospital of Martinique between 25 January 2016 and 31 July 2020. Exposure was defined as a distance of less than 2 km between the residence\/workplace of the women and the sargassum strandings. Multivariate regression retained age, body mass index, sickle cell disease, primipaternity, gestational diabetes and sargassum emissions exposure as independent predictors of hypertensive events in pregnant women. 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