Open AccessThe impact of maternal hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy on offspring blood pressure in Soweto, South Africa
Author(s) -
Brittany A. Boerstra,
Larske Soepnel,
Veronique Nicolaou,
Andrea KolkenbeckRuh,
Juliana Kagura,
Lisa J. Ware,
Shane A. Norris,
Kerstin KlipsteinGrobusch
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.249
H-Index - 172
eISSN - 1473-5598
pISSN - 0263-6352
DOI - 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003102
Subject(s) - offspring , medicine , blood pressure , pregnancy , percentile , obstetrics , body mass index , pediatrics , statistics , genetics , mathematics , biology
The long-term consequences for offspring born to mothers with hyperglycaemia first detected in pregnancy (HFDP) are not yet well understood and its influence on childhood blood pressure has not previously been assessed in sub-Saharan Africa.