Maternal hypertension and infant growth
Journal Title: Jornal de Pediatria - Year 2015, Vol 91, Issue 6
Abstract
Dear Editor, The Jornal de Pediatria published, in its 91st volume, a very interesting article entitled: “Growth of preterm low birth weight infants until 24 months corrected age: effect of maternal hypertension.”1 The authors tackled a very important issue in the context of infant and maternal health worldwide, mainly considering the impact of the gestational period on the offspring's health and disease pattern during the life course. However, we would like to highlight some points in order to contribute to this subject.
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Juliana Bernardi
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- EP ID EP554588
- DOI 10.1016/j.jped.2015.07.005
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