Abstract

Introduction: Approximately 5-10% of women develop hypertension during the course of their pregnancies. Hypertension in pregnancy produces several short and long term health consequences in the mother and fetus, including perinatal mortality. In short term, maternal outcomes in hypertension complicating pregnancy will be preterm labor, PPH, abruption placenta, HELLP syndrome, renal failure, cardiac failure, DIC and other complications and fetal outcomes in hypertension complicating pregnancy will be prematurity, birth asphyxia, IUGR, Intra uterine death, neonatal death, SNCU/NICU admissions. In long term, preeclampsia is associated with cardiovascular diseases and a consequent increased risk for mortality.

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