{"paper_id":"33b2427c-5d39-484d-aea8-bb9c80b54871","body_text":"Abstract\nBackground\nWomen with endometriosis are at increased risk of preeclampsia and eclampsia, leading causes of maternal mortality among Black women in the United States. Despite this, Black women are significantly underdiagnosed with endometriosis. This scoping review examines how peer-reviewed literature addresses the association between endometriosis and preeclampsia/eclampsia in Black women in the US.\nMethod\nA comprehensive literature search was conducted across nine databases and PROSPERO for original articles published from inception through March 2024. Eligible studies were required to be US-based, include reproductive-aged Black women (15–49 years) with laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis, and report outcomes of preeclampsia and/or eclampsia.\nResults\nThe search identified 370 records; 19 full-text articles were reviewed. None met all inclusion criteria, primarily because most studies were conducted outside the US or lacked race-stratified outcomes. As a result, no eligible studies investigated the association between endometriosis and preeclampsia or eclampsia in Black women in the US.\nConclusions\nThis review reveals a significant gap in research examining endometriosis in Black women and its association with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preeclampsia and eclampsia. The findings emphasize the need for inclusive, race-conscious research to inform clinical care and reduce maternal health disparities.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nAbbreviations\n- US:\n-\nUnited States\n- EMRs:\n-\nElectronic Medical Records\n- EMM:\n-\nEffect Measure Modification\nAcknowledgements\nThe main author would like to acknowledge Dr. Christine Nkemeh, MD, for her valuable insights during the early stages of manuscript development.\nFunding\nThis scoping review was not funded by any public, commercial, or not-for-profit agency.\nAuthor information\nAuthors and Affiliations\nCorresponding author\nEthics declarations\nEthics approval and consent to participate\nNot applicable.\nConsent for publication\nNot applicable.\nCompeting interests\nThe authors declare no competing interests.\nAdditional information\nPublisher’s Note\nSpringer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.\nSupplementary Information\nRights and permissions\nOpen Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if you modified the licensed material. You do not have permission under this licence to share adapted material derived from this article or parts of it. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.\nAbout this article\nCite this article\nAlaribe, C.C., Sapre, K.D. Association between preeclampsia and eclampsia in black women with endometriosis: a scoping review. BMC Public Health (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27739-w\nReceived:\nAccepted:\nPublished:\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27739-w","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}