Are hypertensive disorders in pregnancy associated with congenital malformations in offspring? Evidence from the WHO Multicountry Cross sectional survey on maternal and newborn health

Abstract

(Abstracted from BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2016;16:198) Approximately 7.9 million children are born with birth defects, and 3.3 million children younger than 5 years die because of congenital anomalies annually. It is well known that congenital malformations contribute significantly to neonatal mortality.