Pregnancy-induced hypertension is an independent risk factor for meconium aspiration syndrome: A retrospective population based cohort study

• Main Authors: Ju-Yueh Li (Author), Peng-Hui Wang (Author), Salvatore Giovanni Vitale (Author), San-Nung Chen (Author), Marina Marranzano (Author), Antonio Cianci (Author), Li-Te Lin (Author), Kuan-Hao Tsui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), possibly resulting from fetal hypoxia, is a respiratory distress disorder in the infant. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) can cause placental dysfunction and lead to fetal hypoxia, which may induce the development of MAS. Therefore, the aim of this...