Risk Factors for Preeclampsia, Abruptio Placentae, and Adverse Neonatal Outcomes among Women with Chronic Hypertension

1998503 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Baha M. Sibai · University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Marshall D. Lindheimer · University of Chicago

John C. Hauth · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Steve N. Caritis · University of Pittsburgh

Peter VanDorsten · Medical University of South Carolina

Mark A. Klebanoff

Cora MacPherson

Mark B. Landon

Abstract

Women with chronic hypertension who become pregnant have an increased risk of preeclampsia and adverse neonatal outcomes. However, within this group, the risk factors for these adverse events are not known.

Topics & Keywords

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Birth, Development, and Health Maternal and fetal healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 339, Issue 10, pp. 667-671

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199809033391004

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