Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancy

Objective: Recent research has linked hypertensive diseases of pregnancy with adverse neurodevelopmentaloutcomes in childhood and adulthood. This study aimed to establish whether such effects areobserved in infancy. Methods: This was a prospective pregnancy cohort study of 2,785 pregnancies withcomp...

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Main Authors: Robinson, M., Oddy, W., Whitehouse, A., Pennell, C., Kendall, Garth, McLean, N., Jacoby, P., Zubrick, Stephen, Stanley, F., Newnham, J.
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Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11422
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author Robinson, M.
Oddy, W.
Whitehouse, A.
Pennell, C.
Kendall, Garth
McLean, N.
Jacoby, P.
Zubrick, Stephen
Stanley, F.
Newnham, J.
author_facet Robinson, M.
Oddy, W.
Whitehouse, A.
Pennell, C.
Kendall, Garth
McLean, N.
Jacoby, P.
Zubrick, Stephen
Stanley, F.
Newnham, J.
author_sort Robinson, M.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Objective: Recent research has linked hypertensive diseases of pregnancy with adverse neurodevelopmentaloutcomes in childhood and adulthood. This study aimed to establish whether such effects areobserved in infancy. Methods: This was a prospective pregnancy cohort study of 2,785 pregnancies withcomplete data on hypertensive diseases of pregnancy. Mothers completed a validated Australian adaptationof the Toddler Temperament Scale when the children were 1 year of age (n 5 2,384). Algorithms were used toclassify children as difficult, slow to warm up, intermediate high, intermediate low, or easy, on the basis oftheir temperament scores. We then grouped difficult and intermediate-high infants together and comparedthem with easy, intermediate-low, and slow-to-warm-up infants. We used a multivariable logistic regressionmodel and adjusted for known biomedical, sociodemographic, and psychological factors from the pre- andpostnatal period that may influence child behavioral development. Results: After adjusting for confounders,mothers who were diagnosed with gestational hypertension (odds ratio [OR], 1.36; 95% confidence interval[CI], 1.06–1.75) or preeclampsia (OR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.18–4.23) were more likely to report that their infantswere in the difficult or intermediate-high classifications in the first year of life compared with infants born tomothers without gestational hypertension or preeclampsia. Conclusion: These data suggest that the linkbetween maternal hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and child behavioral development begins in the firstyear of life.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-114222017-02-28T01:33:14Z Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancy Robinson, M. Oddy, W. Whitehouse, A. Pennell, C. Kendall, Garth McLean, N. Jacoby, P. Zubrick, Stephen Stanley, F. Newnham, J. hypertensive diseases of pregnancy temperament behavior gestational hypertension preeclampsia Objective: Recent research has linked hypertensive diseases of pregnancy with adverse neurodevelopmentaloutcomes in childhood and adulthood. This study aimed to establish whether such effects areobserved in infancy. Methods: This was a prospective pregnancy cohort study of 2,785 pregnancies withcomplete data on hypertensive diseases of pregnancy. Mothers completed a validated Australian adaptationof the Toddler Temperament Scale when the children were 1 year of age (n 5 2,384). Algorithms were used toclassify children as difficult, slow to warm up, intermediate high, intermediate low, or easy, on the basis oftheir temperament scores. We then grouped difficult and intermediate-high infants together and comparedthem with easy, intermediate-low, and slow-to-warm-up infants. We used a multivariable logistic regressionmodel and adjusted for known biomedical, sociodemographic, and psychological factors from the pre- andpostnatal period that may influence child behavioral development. Results: After adjusting for confounders,mothers who were diagnosed with gestational hypertension (odds ratio [OR], 1.36; 95% confidence interval[CI], 1.06–1.75) or preeclampsia (OR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.18–4.23) were more likely to report that their infantswere in the difficult or intermediate-high classifications in the first year of life compared with infants born tomothers without gestational hypertension or preeclampsia. Conclusion: These data suggest that the linkbetween maternal hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and child behavioral development begins in the firstyear of life. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11422 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins restricted
spellingShingle hypertensive diseases of pregnancy
temperament
behavior
gestational hypertension
preeclampsia
Robinson, M.
Oddy, W.
Whitehouse, A.
Pennell, C.
Kendall, Garth
McLean, N.
Jacoby, P.
Zubrick, Stephen
Stanley, F.
Newnham, J.
Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancy
title Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancy
title_full Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancy
title_fullStr Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancy
title_full_unstemmed Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancy
title_short Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancy
title_sort hypertensive diseases of pregnancy predict parent-reported difficult temperament in infancy
topic hypertensive diseases of pregnancy
temperament
behavior
gestational hypertension
preeclampsia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11422