Effect of preeclampsia on mortality, intraventricular hemorrhage, and need for mechanical ventilation in very low-birth-weight infants.

Infants born to mothers with preeclampsia have been shown to have a reduction in intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). The objective of this article is to investigate the relationship between preeclampsia, IVH, neonatal mortality, mechanical ventilation, and other potential confounding variables such as neutropenia and magnesium sulfate. Methods of research include review of infants <1500 g admitted to a single level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), n=356.