BACKGROUND Foetal growth retardation (FGR), defined as less than the 10th percentile of birth weight for gestational age, is reported to be an important contributor to hypertension and cardiovascular disease in children and adults, but findings are not consistent. For this reason we re-examined the role of FGR in childhood blood pressure. METHODS We performed univariate and multivariate analy...

Aim: This study aimed to examine whether blood pressure ?130/80 mmHg is an appropriate reference value for hypertension in pregnant women by conducting a meta-analysis of studies reporting maternal/perinatal outcomes according levels at <20 weeks gestation.

Human epidemiological and animal experimental studies suggest that maternal undernutrition during pregnancy may alter cardiovascular development of the offspring. The extent to which these effects involve changes in fetal cardiovascular function and whether they are necessarily linked to reduced fetal growth is unknown. In sheep, we investigated the effect of a 15% reduction in maternal global ...

(Abstracted from JAMA 2022;327:1656–1665 It is estimated that approximately 10% of pregnancies worldwide in 2019 were affected by elevated blood pressure (BP). The United Kingdom has previously reported inadequate monitoring BP as a significant contributing factor to maternal death.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors associated with maternal mortality in patients with eclampsia. METHODS The probable risk factors of maternal mortality including maternal age, length of hospital stay, gestational age, systolic and diastolic blood pressures; hematocrit, hemoglobin, platelet count, levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase...

objective: gestational diabetes influences mother’s health and is accompanied by severe complications. relaxation is a complementary method for managing this disease. hence, the current study aimed to evaluate the effect of relaxation on blood sugar and blood pressure changes of women with gestational diabetes. materials and methods: in present randomized control trial, 58 patients with gestati...

conclusions both remifentanil and magnesium had favorable outcomes in preventing hr and map elevation after tracheal extubation. however, remifentanil was associated with more rapid regaining of consciousness and reversal of muscular relaxation. results the hr was significantly lower, immediately after extubation and 3, 5, and 10 minutes after extubation, in both magnesium and remifentanil grou...

An inverse association between birth weight and systolic blood pressure was first noted by Barker et al.1 Since then experimental studies have not only substantiated this finding but also provided insight into the potential mechanisms by which adverse influences during critical periods of fetal life lead to increased blood pressure and cardiovascular risk.2 Recent studies indicate that early po...