Maternal hypertension and very preterm infants' mortality and handicaps.
In a nationwide survey on liveborn very preterm and/or very low birthweight infants in The Netherlands, mortality and handicaps at the corrected age of 2 years were studied in infants born to mothers with or without hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. The neonatal and in-hospital mortality was significantly lower in infants born to hypertensive mothers. In surviving infants, a similar handicap rate was found at the corrected age of 2 years for both groups.
van Zeben-van der Aa
D M
DM
Department of Neonatology/Paediatrics, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Verwey
R A
RA
Verloove-Vanhorick
S P
SP
Brand
R
R
Ruys
J H
JH
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009426:Netherlands; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012044:Regression Analysis