PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS OF PREGNANCY IN BUNDELKHAND REGION

Dr. Sushila Kharakwal; Dr. Shashi Bala; Dr. Umesh Kumari Yadav

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017

PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS OF PREGNANCY IN BUNDELKHAND REGION

Dr. Sushila Kharakwal, Dr. Shashi Bala, Dr. Umesh Kumari Yadav

Abstract :

Introduction: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are among the leading causes of maternal and perinatal deaths in developing countries¹. Hypertension is a common medical problem that affects 20%-30% of the adult population and more than 5%-8% of all pregnancies in the world^2,3. Material method: It is a cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in M.L.B Medical College Jhansi. Among the 3500 cases of delivery 364 had hypertension (10.4%). The maternal variables studied were: age, parity, status of mother�s BP. Data were extracted upon referring to mothers� existing files, and gathered by completing the study�s data collection questionnaire. Result: Among the 3500 mothers who had delivered in the hospital 364 had HTN (10.4%). Most mothers fell in the 21-30 years age-group (58.1%), (9.8 %) were aged under 20 and 32.1% were aged over 30 years. 31% were nulliparous and only 4% had over 5 pregnancies.