Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Family and Reproductive Health 1735-8949 4 2 2010 06 15 53 56 Elaheh Amini Maternal, Fetal &Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Breast-feeding Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Firouzeh Nili Maternal, Fetal &Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Breast-feeding Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Fatemeh Nayeri Maternal, Fetal &Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Breast-feeding Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mahmood Behpour Department of Pediatrics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mamak Shariat Maternal, Fetal &Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Breast-feeding Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Tahereh Esmaeilnia Maternal, Fetal &Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2015 10 04 Objective: This study aims to describe the blood pressure profile of newborns of preeclampsia mothers in Vali-e-Asr hospital during 2003-2004. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive analytical study 200 mothers and their newborns were studied. Blood pressure of all newborns was checked by oscillometric method on the first day after birth and recorded in a questionnaire along with information pertaining to the mother, obtained by interview or through medical file retrieval. Results: The newborns of mothers with high systolic (>140 mmHg) and diastolic (>90 mmHg) blood pressure had mean systolic (65.40 mmHg) and diastolic (42.85 mmHg) blood pressures higher than that in neonates of normotensive mothers( P <0.006). Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure of neonates whose mothers were preeclampsia (68.2/42.11 mmHg or chronically hypertensive (68.59/ 41.50 mmHg-) were significantly higher than neonates of normotensive mothers (P<0.0001 and P<0.002, respectively).Newborns of smokers had significantly higher blood pressures too (P<0.02). Conclusion: Mother's blood pressure can affect neonatal blood pressure. Chronic hypertension, pre-eclampsia, and cigarette smoking in mothers can adversely alter neonatal blood pressure. These maternal conditions should be screened and managed as soon as possible.     https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/90 https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/download/90/90