McKiever M, Lynch CD, Nafiu OO, et al. - Researchers investigated whether postoperative complications after nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy differ by race and ethnicity in the United States. Data from the prospective ACS NSQIP (American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement) program from 2005 to 2012 were analyzed in this secondary analysis. Among 3,093 pregnant women, there were 18% non-Hispanic Black, 20% Hispanic, and 62% non-Hispanic White. Appendectomy (36%) and cholecystectomy (19%) were the most common surgeries conducted on these women. Per findings, risk of major postoperative complications after nonobstetric surgery appeared to be higher for pregnant non-Hispanic Black women vs their White counterparts.