title: [The child of hypertensive mother in pregnancy or EPH-gestosis: a long follow-up].
abstract: Twenty three children of gestosic mothers or those suffering just from hypertension during pregnancy were studied: the follow-up covered an extremely long period (up to a maximum age of 15) to see if, in time, problems related to blood pressure, growth or of a neurological nature would arise. The results have shown that only weight problems exist, with 21.7% of the subjects being obese, a percentage which is, however, similar to that found among students of the same age group in a Roman school in the same area. It is important to point out the lack of cases of hypertension among these children, (which is probably due to the dietary advice given to them) all of whom have family hypertension and neurological history (taking into consideration that 34.7% were premature). We conclude by emphasizing the importance of long term paediatric follow-up which allows us to be optimistic towards the maternal pathology in as much suitably treated.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Puericultura, Università degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menghetti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tozzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marulli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mucedola
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montaleone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008750:Methyldopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D008750:Methyldopa
vernacular_title: Il bambino di madre con ipertensione in gravidanza o EPH-gestosi: un lungo follow-up.