Maternal Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and Postpartum Plasma B Vitamin and Homocysteine Profiles in a High-Risk Multiethnic U.S., Population.

ABSTRACT: Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a recognized risk factor of a woman's future cardiovascular risk. The potential role of micronutrients in mitigating hypertensive disorders is not fully understood. This study examined maternal postpartum plasma B vitamin profiles by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in a high-risk multiethnic U.S. population. Materials and Methods: The analyses included 2584 mothers enrolled within 3 days postpartum at the Boston Medical Center. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy included gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia disorders (pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and/or low platelets syndrome) as documented in the medical records. Plasma folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine levels wer

SUBMITTER: Olapeju B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7757544 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature