Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: An Ongoing Holocaust

Authors

  • Pratima V Borade Dr. V. M. Govt. Medical college, Solapur
  • Santosh J Haralkar Dr. V. M. Govt. Medical college, Solapur
  • Atul V Wadagale Government Medical College, Surat

Keywords:

pregnancy, hypertension, disorder

Abstract

Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (H.D.P.) can lead to serious complications for both mother and fetus in her womb.

Objective: To determine prevalence and some epidemiological factors of hypertensive disordersof pregnancy.

Material and Methods: Present study conducted on pregnant women attending antenatal clinicin medical college.It was a cross- sectional study. Information was obtained by face-to-faceinterviews of study subjects.

Results:Out of 1566 randomly selected study subjects, 95(6%) were hypertensive. Out of 95hypertensive pregnant women 63.3% were diagnosed as pre-eclampsia, 21.1% as gestationalhypertension, 11.5% as eclampsia and 4.1% as chronic hypertension. H.D.P. is common inwomen with age group >33yrs (20%), who arelabourer(13.2%). It is more prevalent in third trimester(11.1%) of pregnancy and in grandmultiparas (21.6%).

Conclusion: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are one of the common medical complicationsworsening the outcome of pregnancy.

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2014-03-31

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Borade PV, Haralkar SJ, Wadagale AV. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: An Ongoing Holocaust. Natl J Community Med [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 3];5(01):61-5. Available from: https://njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/1317

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