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- Title
Pregnancy-induced hypertension and hyaline membrane disease.
- Authors
Carvalho, M.A.; Faúndes, A.; Santos, L.C.; Faúndes, A
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>(1) To determine whether the incidence of hyaline membrane disease (HMD) is different among premature babies of pre-eclamptic women and those of normotensive controls; (2) to determine the relative risk (RR) of HMD according to the severity of pre-eclampsia and gestational age.<bold>Methods: </bold>A retrospective and prospective cohort of 271 pre-eclamptic women and 271 normotensive controls, with gestational age between 28 and 34 weeks was studied, including only singleton pregnancies, live fetuses and well-documented gestational age. Exclusion criteria were ruptured membranes > 24 h, other maternal diseases and previous use of corticosteroids. Statistical analysis included relative risk and multiple logistic regression model.<bold>Results: </bold>The RR of HMD for babies of pre-eclamptic women was 0.96 (95% CI: 0.78-1.17), and remained unchanged after controlling for gestational age and multiple logistic regression analysis.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Preterm babies of pre-eclamptic mothers had the same probability of having HMD as newborns of normotensive mothers.
- Publication
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1997, Vol 58, Issue 2, p197
- ISSN
0020-7292
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1016/S0020-7292(97)00066-0