Risks of Cause-specific Mortality in Offspring of Pregnancies Complicated by Hypertensive Disease of Pregnancy

Fetal environment has a substantial influence on an individual ’s health throughout their life course. Animal models of hypertensive disease of pregnancy (HDP) have demonstrated adverse health outcomes among offspring exposed to HDP in utero. While there are numerous descriptions of the neonatal, infant, and pediatric outcomes of human offspring affected by H DP, there are few data in United States populations on later life outcomes, including mortality.
Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Original Research: Obstetrics Source Type: research