Are Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy Associated With Congenital Malformations in Offspring? Evidence From the WHO Multicountry Cross Sectional Survey on Maternal And Newborn Health : Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey

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Are Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy Associated With Congenital Malformations in Offspring? Evidence From the WHO Multicountry Cross Sectional Survey on Maternal And Newborn Health

Bellizzi, S.; Ali, M. M.; Abalos, E.; Betran, A. P.; Kapila, J.; Pileggi-Castro, C.; Vogel, J. P.; Merialdi, M.

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World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, Cairo, Egypt (S.B., M.M.A.); Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales (CREP), Rosario, Argentina (E.A.); Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Geneva, Switzerland (A.P.B., J.P.V.); Maternal & Child Morbidity & Mortality Surveillance Unit, Family Health Bureau–Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka (J.K.); Department of Pediatrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (C.P.-C.); and BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ (M.M.)

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 71(11):p 648-650, November 2016. | DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000508342.41600.ac

Abstract

(Abstracted from BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2016;16:198)

Approximately 7.9 million children are born with birth defects, and 3.3 million children younger than 5 years die because of congenital anomalies annually. It is well known that congenital malformations contribute significantly to neonatal mortality.

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