Blood pressure disorder in pregnancy linked to heightened risk of death in offspring bmj_latest
, and neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. But evidence of HDP on long term mortality in offspring from birth to adolescence and beyond is lacking.
These included deaths from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, mental and behavioral disorders, diseases of the nervous and musculoskeletal systems, and birth defects. The results show that all cause mortality was higher in offspring exposed to HDP from their mothers compared with the non-exposed group. Increased risks were seen for several cause-specific deaths as well. For example, deaths from digestive diseases and from conditions originating in the perinatal period more than doubled among offspring exposed to maternal HDP, while deaths from endocrine, nutritional, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases increased by more than 50%.
They also point out that Denmark has universal health coverage with high quality health services, which might limit the generalizability of the findings.
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