Neurodevelopmental assessment of infants born to mothers with hypertensive disorder of pregnancy at six months of age. (20th April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sala, Marisa E.; Romero, M. Florencia; Romero, Anabella; Fasano, M. Victoria; Varea, Ana M.; Carrera, Patricia; Salazar, Martín R.; Espeche, Walter G.; González, Horacio F.
• Is Part Of: Journal of developmental origins of health and disease. Volume 13:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 197
• Page End: 203
• Publication Date: 2022-04-20
• Subjects: Infant neurodevelopment -- hypertensive disorder of pregnancy; Developmental biology -- Periodicals; Embryology, Human -- Periodicals; Disease susceptibility -- Periodicals; Prenatal influences -- Periodicals; Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation -- Periodicals; 612.64
• DOI: 10.1017/S204017442100026X
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-1744

Abstract

Abstract: Infant neurodevelopment is a complex process which may be affected by different events during pregnancy, such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). We conducted a prospective cohort study to compare the prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders in infants born to mothers with and without HDP at six months of age. Participants attended the Health Observatory of Instituto de Desarrollo e Investigaciones Pediátricas "Prof. Dr. Fernando E. Viteri" during 2018 and 2019. Infant neurodevelopment was assessed with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development—Third Edition (Bayley-III). Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Student's t -test and Mann–Whitney test. Of the 132 participating infants, 68 and 64 were born to mothers with and without HDP, respectively. At six months, the prevalence of risk of neurodevelopmental delay was significantly higher in infants born to mothers with than without HDP (27.9% vs. 9.4%; p = 0.008) (odds ratio, 3.71; 95% confidence interval, 1.30; 12.28). In conclusion, infants born to mothers with HDP had three times increased risk of neurodevelopmental delay at six months of age.