Could maternal ethnicity be a determinant of healthcare costs for birth assistance? Insights from a retrospective hospital-based study for the implementation of a woman-centered approach in obstetrics

Additional Counseling Support for Mothers With Gestational Hypertensive Disorders Regarding Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Their Children

“…These results are consistent with the Impact of Hypertension and Preeclampsia Intervention Trial at Near Term-II (HYPITAT II) trial, which focused on developmental and behavioral outcomes in immediate delivery and expectant management in individuals with mild HDP, where no persistence of developmental delay at age 2 years was found at age 5 years . Selected factors that tend to cluster within families, such as sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics, may determine the likelihood of receiving a diagnosis of suboptimal neurodevelopmental outcomes. Therefore, the effort toward personalized medicine is mandatory in the treatment of offspring exposed to poorer intrauterine milieu.…”