All issues > Volume 34(7); 1991

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1991;34(7):929-933. Published online July 31, 1991.

Clinical charateristics of pregnancy-induced hypertensive mothers and their neonates.

Soo Jeong Ryu¹, Jin Sook Kim¹, Kyong Hoon Choi¹, Myong Jin Kim¹, Mi Na Lee¹

¹Department of Pedlaries, Cheil General Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Received: January 31, 1991;  Accepted: March 21, 1991.

Abstract

The results were as follows; 1) The mean platelet count of peripheral blood in pergnancy-induced hypertensive mothers was 221, 733±17,357/mm3 which was than control Significant thrombocytopenia was encountered in 8 cases 2) Meanwhile their newborns showed neutropenia and prolongation of prothrombin time. 3) Intrauterine growth retardation could be assesed in 8 out of 30 newborns from these mothers.

Keywords :Pregnacy-induced htpertensive mothers and their neonates;Thrombocytopenia;Leukkopenia