Risk of preeclampsia among women living in coastal areas impacted by sargassum strandings on the French Caribbean island of Martinique.

Objective: To investigate preeclampsia risk of pregnant women living in coastal areas regularly impacted by massive sargassum strandings.

Design: Retrospective cohort study SETTINGS AND POPULATION: Pregnant women (n = 3020), seen at the University Hospital of Martinique, were included between 25/01/2016 and 31/07/2020.

Methods: Patient records were retrospectively reviewed.