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Methods: We included 158 preeclamptic women in our single-centre retrospective cohort study. Patients were divided into three subgroups depending on blood pressure levels, and delivery mode as well as neonatal outcomes were analysed. Furthermore, the effect of gestational age at delivery was assessed. Results: Maternal blood pressure levels correlated negatively with gestational age at delivery (p = 0.007) and positively with delivery via caesarean section (p = 0.003). Induction of labour was more frequent in women with lower blood pressure levels (p = 0.008) and higher gestational age (p &lt; 0.001). If labour was induced, vaginal delivery was achieved equally often in all gestational ages. Neonatal outcome appears to be more favourable after vaginal delivery compared to planned caesarean section (p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions: Induction of labour should be discussed generously in preeclamptic women, even if blood pressure levels are high and\/or gestational age is young, as success rates seem to be adequate and neonatal outcome is more favourable after vaginal delivery. Large prospective trials are needed to better evaluate success rates, risks and complications of induced labour and the effects of delivery mode on neonatal outcome in preeclampsia.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm11216334","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,27]],"date-time":"2022-10-27T20:37:58Z","timestamp":1666903078000},"page":"6334","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Perinatal Outcome and Its Association with Blood Pressure Levels in Women with Preeclampsia"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Daniela","family":"Willy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster, 48149 M\u00fcnster, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ralf","family":"Schmitz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster, 48149 M\u00fcnster, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Walter","family":"Klockenbusch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster, 48149 M\u00fcnster, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Helen Ann","family":"K\u00f6ster","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster, 48149 M\u00fcnster, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1259-3213","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kevin","family":"Willy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster, 48149 M\u00fcnster, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Janina","family":"Braun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster, 48149 M\u00fcnster, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mareike","family":"M\u00f6llers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster, 48149 M\u00fcnster, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8298-6966","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kathrin","family":"Oelmeier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital M\u00fcnster, 48149 M\u00fcnster, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"999","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(15)00070-7","article-title":"Pre-eclampsia","volume":"387","author":"Mol","year":"2015","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"679","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1170-5145","article-title":"Hydroxychloroquine as a Preventive and Therapeutic Option in Preeclampsia\u2014A Literature Review","volume":"80","author":"Deharde","year":"2020","journal-title":"Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd."},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"399","DOI":"10.1016\/j.puhe.2014.03.010","article-title":"Outcomes in preterm infants","volume":"128","author":"Platt","year":"2014","journal-title":"Public Health"},{"key":"ref_4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"622","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0037-1604103","article-title":"Preterm Preeclampsia and Timing of Delivery: A Systematic Literature Review","volume":"39","author":"Guida","year":"2017","journal-title":"Rev. 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