Human Development Index (HDI) of the maternal country of origin as a predictor of perinatal outcomes - a longitudinal study conducted in Spain.

Santiago García-Tizón LarrocaJ Arevalo-SerranoA Duran VilaM P Pintado RecarteI Cueto HernandezA Solis PiernaS Lizarraga BonelliJ De Leon-Luis

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2017)

Our findings suggest that the infants of mothers from medium/low HDI had lower odds of LBW but higher odds of PTD, PE and poor neonatal outcomes. These results support the hypothesis that maternal HDI can be used to understand the impact of maternal origin on pregnancy outcomes. Further studies are needed to confirm its validity.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
birth weight
endothelial cells
type diabetes
induced pluripotent stem cells
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
weight gain
case control
glycemic control