Abstract
BackgroundPreeclampsia remains a leading cause of maternal mortality and preterm delivery. Both preeclampsia and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) of prematurity are associated with impaired angiogenesis. However, the relationship between maternal preeclampsia and BPD remains controversial. This study aims to test whether or not preeclampsia is associated with development of BPD in a cohort of premature infants.Materials and MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study assessing the association between preeclampsia and the risk of developing BPD in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants registered in the Premature Baby Foundation of Taiwan from 1997 through 2006. All 21 neonatal departments in Taiwan participated in the data collection. A total of 8,653 VLBW infants were registered in the database. The exclusion criteria included congenital anomalies, chromosome anomalies, infants that died before 36 weeks post-conceptual (PCA), and those whose BPD status were unavailable. BPD was defined as oxygen dependence at 36 weeks postmenstrual age. The association between maternal preeclampsia and BPD was assessed using a multivariate-adjusted logistic regression model.ResultsIn the end, a total of 5,753 cases were enrolled in this study. The incidence of preeclampsia was 14.7% (n=847) and the overall incidence of BPD was 34.9%. Infants with maternal preeclampsia had a higher gestational age, higher incidence of cesarean section and being small for their gestational age, lower incidence of respiratory distress syndrome, patent ductus arteriosus, and sepsis. BPD occurred significantly less frequently in the maternal preeclampsia group (24.1% vs. 36.7%; adjusted odds ratio: 0.78; 95% confidence interval, 0.62–0.98). Subgroup analysis showed that the association between preeclampsia and BPD was significant only in those VLBW infants with a gestational age between 31–34 weeks.ConclusionThis data supports the association between fetal exposure to maternal preeclampsia and a reduced risk of BPD in relatively mature VLBW infants.
Highlights
Preeclampsia results in maternal and fetal morbidity and is a leading cause of preterm delivery [1,2]
A total of 5,753 VLBW infants, including 847 (14.7%) cases born to a mother with preeclampsia, were enrolled
Infants born to a mother with preeclampsia were more likely to be of higher gestation, delivered via Cesarean section and being female, small for gestational age and of multiple births
Summary
Preeclampsia results in maternal and fetal morbidity and is a leading cause of preterm delivery [1,2]. Several studies have analyzed the relationship between maternal preeclampsia and the risk of developing BPD in preterm infants [14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25]; the results possess a degree of variability and the issue remains controversial. We examine the association between preeclampsia and the risk of developing BPD in a large multicenter cohort of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants alive at post-conceptual age (PCA) 36 weeks. Preeclampsia remains a leading cause of maternal mortality and preterm delivery Both preeclampsia and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) of prematurity are associated with impaired angiogenesis. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study assessing the association between preeclampsia and the risk of developing BPD in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants registered in the Premature Baby Foundation of Taiwan from 1997 through 2006. Conclusion: This data supports the association between fetal exposure to maternal preeclampsia and a reduced risk of BPD in relatively mature VLBW infants
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