| Study | Pregnancy-related stroke subtype and no. of events/100 000 deliveries | Type of study | |||
| Ischaemic | Intracerebral haemorrhage | CVT | SAH | ||
| James et al (2005)5 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 0.55 | N/A | US Nationwide inpatient sample |
| Ros et al (2001)8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | N/A | 2.4 | 8-year Swedish inpatient register |
| Jaigobin et al (2000)6 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 4.3 | Retrospective, hospital-based |
| Lanska et al (2000)4 | N/A | N/A | 11.6 | N/A | Retrospective, United States Healthcare data |
| Kittner et al (1996)3 | 11 | 9 | 0.7 | N/A | Retrospective, hospital-based |
| Sharshar et al (1995)2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | N/A | N/A | Retrospective, hospital-based |
| Wiebers (1985)7 | 3.8 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 25-year Rochester population study |
CVT, cerebral venous thrombosis; N/A, not applicable; SAH, subarachnoid haemorrhage.