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Diabetes risk for offspring exposed to maternal hypertensive disorders during pregnancy

Miriam Davis   |   Clinical Summary   |   01 March 2023
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Takeaway

  • Offspring (up to 41 years of age) born to mothers with maternal hypertensive disorders during pregnancy (HDP) have a 27% increase in diabetes mellitus (DM) compared with offspring whose mothers did not have HDP, a nationwide cohort study finds.

Why this matters

  • HDP, which includes chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension...

          

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