Keywords:
Maternal vitamin D deficiency; Placental insufficiencies; Preeclampsia; blood pressure; controlled study; developmental disorder
Abstract:
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy disorder characterized by hypertension. Epidemiological studies have associated preeclampsia with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring, such as autism and schizophrenia. Preeclampsia has also been linked with maternal vitamin D deficiency, another candidate risk factor also associated with autism.