Hypertension and Pregnancy in Karbala Maternity Hospital | ||
| Kerbala Journal of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 2, December 2013, Pages 1625-1629 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Muna Kasim Mahmood | ||
| Abstract | ||
| background: Hypertension complicates 5-7% of all pregnancies. Preeclampsia characterized by development of hypertension, proteinuria and multisystem involvement after 20 weeks of pregnancy in a previously normal female and disappear after peurperium and it is responsible for substantial maternal and fetal morbidity. Objective: the purpose of this study was to know the complications of hypertension in female during pregnancy and postpartum period, the method of termination of pregnancy, fetal and neonatal outcome of female with hypertension in pregnancy. Methods: this is a prospective study involve 75 pregnant women with hypertension admitted to Karbala maternity hospital, we monitored their pregnancies and recorded the development of complications. Results: eclampsia developed in 25.33% of them, HEELP syndrome developed in 9.33% and intrauterine fetal death occur in 6.66% and no maternal mortality occurring during this period, intrauterine fetal death occur in 6.66% of them and 32% of them delivered vaginally. Conclusion: lower incidence of eclampsia, maternal death, intrauterine fetal death and other complications due to preeclampsia due to good monitoring and the use of prophylactic magnesium sulphate in severe cases. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hypertension; proteinuria; Pregnancy | ||
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