Objectives: Preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal, fetal
and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was
to determine neonatal outcomes of premature infants born to
preeclamptic mothers.
Patients and Methods: Preterm infants ≤36 gestational age
who were born to preeclamptic mothers and normotensive mothers
were included in this study. Infant’s data including demographic
characteristics, neonatal morbidities and mortalities were evaluated
retrospectively.
Results: Hundred and forty infants born to preeclamptic
mothers (study group) and 144 infants born to normotensive
mothers (control group) were included. No statistical difference
was found between mean gestational age, birth weight, Apgar
scores at 1 and 5 minutes, and in terms of sex ratio. Cesarean
delivery, small gestational age and neutropenia rates were found
significantly higher in the study group. Other neonatal morbidities
such as necrotising enterocolitis and sepsis were also found
higher in the study group but it was not statistically significant.
Hospitalization and mortality rates were similar in both groups.
Conclusions: Preeclampsia was associated with increased
cesarean delivery, small gestational age and neutropenia. There
were no significant differences between other morbidities and
mortality of two groups. We think that prematurity is the main risk
factor of morbidity and mortality regardless of concomitant.
Konular | Klinik Tıp Bilimleri |
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 15 Ocak 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017 Cilt: 30 Sayı: 1 |