Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy and elevated blood pressure in the offspring: A systematical review and meta-analysis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy (HDP), including gestational hypertension, preeclampsia (PE), and chronic hypertension, affect approximately 10% of pregnancies worldwide. PE was associated with elevated blood pressure (BP) in the offspring confirmed by previous literature. No previous systematic review has investigated the associations between the subtypes of HDP and BP in offspring. Therefore, from the published literature, the present systematic review and meta-analysis aims to reach to a clear consensus on this topic.

Methods

The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions was used to structure our methodological approach, and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses Protocols guidelines to this protocol. We w

SUBMITTER: Yu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6531162 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature