Journal article
Ambulatory blood pressure in pregnancy and fetal growth
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Retarded growth in utero has been linked with high blood pressure and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adult life. However, the influence on fetal growth of the maternal blood pressure during pregnancy is not well defined. In a prospective study, we examined the relation between maternal ambulatory blood pressure during pregnancy and indices of fetal growth.
METHODS: We studied 209 healthy nulliparous pregnant women …
Authors
Churchill D; Perry IJ; Beevers D
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 349, No. 9044, pp. 7–10
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1997
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(96)06297-6
ISSN
0140-6736
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultBirth WeightBlood PressureBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryCardiovascular DiseasesConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentFemaleFetal Growth RetardationGestational AgeHumansHypertensionInfant, NewbornLife StyleMultivariate AnalysisPregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsSmoking