Open AccessDoes Low Maternal Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Increase the Risk of Perinatal Death?
Author(s) -
Aimin Chen,
Olga Basso
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e31812713e6
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , offspring , pregnancy , blood pressure , maternal death , gestational age , gestation , cause of death , population , disease , genetics , environmental health , biology
A recent report described an association between low maximum diastolic blood pressure (DBP) during pregnancy and perinatal death (stillbirth and death in the first week combined). The authors did not account for gestational length, a strong predictor of perinatal death.