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. 2001 Nov 24;323(7323):1213–1217. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7323.1213

Table 1.

Long term mortality of parents, according to whether mother had pre-eclampsia during pregnancy and gestational age of baby at birth, Norway, 1967-92

Births between 1967 and 1992 Gestational age of baby at birth No of mothers No of fathers No (%) of pregnancies with unknown fathers No of deaths (1967-92)
Deaths per 1000
Mothers Fathers Mothers Fathers
No pre-eclampsia during pregnancy ⩾ 37 weeks 576 099 497 341 78 758 (13.7) 3 882 8 491  6.7 17.1
16-36 weeks  26 018  20 861  5 157 (19.8)   284   418 10.9 20.0
Pre-eclampsia during pregnancy ⩾ 37 weeks  21 506  18 840  2 666 (12.4)   143   313  6.6 16.6
16-36 weeks   2 649   2 274    375 (14.2)    41    26 15.5 11.4
All births 626 272 539 316 86 956 (13.9) 4 350 9 248  6.9 17.1