Preterm birth increases cerebral palsy hazards in children of mothers with chronic hypertension in pregnancy

• Main Authors: Yi-Chien Huang (Author), Hung-Chih Lin (Author), Yu-Tzu Chang (Author), Ming-Luen Tsai (Author), Yu-Chia Chang (Author), Lan-Wan Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Children of mothers with chronic-hypertension in pregnancy have high rates of preterm-birth (<37 weeks of gestation) and small-for-gestational-age (SGA), both of which are risk factors of cerebral palsy (CP). This study investigated the cumulative risks of CP in children exposed to ma...