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Maternal preeclampsia and jitteriness in preterm infants
Author(s) -
Özkan HASAN,
Anal ÖZDEN,
Turan AYLIN,
Giray ÖZLEM
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-200x.1999.01098.x
Subject(s) - medicine , preeclampsia , obstetrics , pediatrics , pregnancy , biology , genetics
AbstractAim : To clarify the role of maternal preeclampsia in jitteriness in preterm infants. Methods : Sixteen premature infants of preeclamptic mothers were observed for occurrence of jitteriness and were compared with 32 premature infants born to normotensive women. Results : Jitteriness was present in a significantly higher percentage (75 vs 6%) and persisted longer (4.5~5.6 vs 1.5~ 0.7 days) in the preterm infants of preeclamptic mothers. Conclusions : Maternal preeclampsia could be included among the pathological factors that cause jitteriness in preterm babies.