The neurological condition of the newborn infant with maternal hypertension, examined at term.
The aim of this prospective study was to examine the effect of maternal hypertension on the neurological condition of the newborn infant. Of the babies born between April 1984 and March 1986, 54 preterm, 151 full-term AGA and 24 full-term SGA neonates with maternal hypertension were compared, respectively, with 128 preterm, 144 full-term AGA and 73 full-term SGA neonates without maternal hypertension. Preterms were examined at term +/- 1 week and full-term neonates at 3-5 days postpartum by the Dubowitz method (Clinics in Developmental Medicine, Vol. 79, Heinemann, London, 1981). The respective full-term groups differed mostly in regard to movement and tone, with preterm groups differing in the predominant state and in auditory orientation. The differences were clearest between preterm AGA groups. The neurological condition of the infants was affected more by pre-eclampsia than by hypertension as such. Statistical analysis was carried out with the t-test, chi2-test and stepwise discriminant analysis.
Martikainen
M A
MA
Department of Paediatrics, Kuopio University Central Hospital, Finland.
Airaksinen
E M
EM
Heinonen
K M
KM
Castren
M L
ML
D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009068:Movement; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D012018:Reflex