Preeclampsia-; a condition that occurs during pregnancy and is characterized by high blood pressure and signs of kidney damage; can be dangerous for mother and baby. New research published in Acta Obstetricia and Gynecologica Scandinavica suggests that fathers’ characteristics and lifestyle do not play a significant role in their partners’ susceptibility to preeclampsia.
The cause of preeclampsia is unclear, making prevention strategies difficult, although various maternal risk factors have been recognized. In this study, researchers examined questionnaire data from 586 men who had fathered a preeclamptic pregnancy and 660 control men who had fathered a non-preeclamptic pregnancy. Fathers in the first group more often reported preeclampsia in a previous pregnancy, but there was no difference in socioeconomic background or medical history of preeclamptic and control fathers or their parents.
The importance of paternal genetic factors has been demonstrated in the susceptibility of their partners to preeclampsia, but the role of paternal phenotype and lifestyle is not yet well understood. Paternal genotype and phenotype should be addressed in future studies.”
Noora Jaatinen, MD, co-author, PhD student, University of Turku, Finland
Jaatinen, N., et al. (2022) Finding a paternal phenotype for preeclampsia. Acta Obstetricia and Gynecologica Scandinavica. doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14388.
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