title: Effect of pregnancy induced hypertension on mothers and their babies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the hematological profile of mothers with pregnancy induced hypertension and their infants.
  
  
  METHODS
  The effects of maternal hypertension on the hematological profile of neonates were studied in 50 cases comparing the values with that of infants born to normotensive mothers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was higher number of preterm, Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) and Small for Gestational Age (SGA) babies among the infants of hypertensive mothers. There was a significantly higher incidence of thrombocytopenia and nucleated RBCs seen in these babies. Significant neutropenia was not documented and there was no increased incidence of bleeding when compared to controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there were significant changes in the hematological profile of infants born to hypertensive mothers, there was no significant increase in neonatal morbidity as a result of these changes.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
authors: Sandhya
authors: S
authors: Sivakumar
authors: B Vishnu
authors: BV
authors: Bhat
authors: Bhawana Ashok
authors: BA
authors: Badhe
mesh_terms: D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D046110:Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / Q000097:blood*; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D010976:Platelet Count; D011247:Pregnancy
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