Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of placental pathology on neonatal neutrophils, platelets, hematocrit and nucleated red blood cells in very low birthweight (VLBW) infants born to mothers with preeclampsia. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of infants with birthweight < 1500 g born to mothers with preeclampsia from july, 2002 to july, 2006 at a single level III neonatal intensive care unit. Placental pathology was reviewed for the presence of placental infarction and vasculopathy. Hematologic parameters from day of life 0, 1 and 2 were obtained. Statistical analysis included repeated-measures analysis of variance and multivariable analysis using logistic regression. RESULT: The study sample included 203 infants with estimated gestational age of 28+/-3 weeks; 45% had placental infarctions and 26% placental vasculopathy. Infants with neutropenia and thrombocytopenia did not have an increased occurrence of placental infarction or maternal vasculopathy but were more likely to be of small gestational age (SGA) and of lower gestational age compared with infants without neutropenia or thrombocytopenia. After multivariable analysis, gestational age and SGA remained associated with both neutropenia and thrombocytopenia whereas placental infarction and vasculopathy did not remain in the models. CONCLUSION: In our population of VLBW infants born to mothers with preeclampsia, placental pathology was common. There was no association of placental infarction or vasculopathy with neonatal neutropenia and thrombocytopenia. The data suggest that neonatal hematologic effects of maternal preeclampsia, if related to the placenta, are associated with factors other than placental histology.
Recommended Citation
Zook, MD, Kelly J.; Mackley, RNC, Amy B.; Kern, Jennifer; and Paul. MD, David A., "Hematologic effects of placental pathology on very low birthweight infants born to mothers with preeclampsia." (2009). Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers. Paper 18.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/pedsfp/18
PubMed ID
19092839
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Journal of Perinatology Volume 29, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 8-12. The published version is available at DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.104 Copyright © Nature Publishing Group..