Maternal height and risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

Purpose: The relationship between maternal height and gestational hypertensive disorders was examined in a cohort of Chinese gravidae managed in 1997–2013 to clarify the association between short stature with preeclampsia (PE) and gestational hypertension (GH).Materials and methods: Retrospective study of 87 290 gravidae categorized by their height into four quartile groups. The impact of short stature, defined as height in the lowest quartile,...