The impact of preeclampsia on offspring

doi:10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-3259.2025.04.006

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Abstract:

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific complication characterized by new-onset hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation with multi-organ injury. It can adversely affect adaptive developmental changes in offspring through epigenetic modifications, thereby increasing their risk of multi-systemic disorders. Notably, the detrimental effects on offspring vary depending on the gestational age at delivery and the severity of preeclampsia. This article reviews the impacts of preeclampsia on offspring.

Key words: Preeclampsia, Offspring, Multi-systemic disorders

Minmin Song, Yu Xiong. The impact of preeclampsia on offspring[J]. Chinese Journal of Obstetric Emergency(Electronic Edition), 2025, 14(04): 220-226.

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