Pregnancy-associated hypertension in Maputo. A study on maternal characteristics and perinatal outcome in 1275 consecutive cases.
A total of 1275 consecutive cases of pregnancy-associated hypertension were registered in the Maputo Central Hospital (corresponding to 2.9% of a total of 43,794 city parturients). In the hypertensive and in the reference populations the following prevalence figures were registered, respectively: age below 25 years, 52% and 23% (P < 0.0005); nulliparity, 33% and 19% (P < 0.0005); twin pregnancies, 3.9% and 1.7% (P < 0.0005); stillbirths, 5.7% and 2.3% (P < 0.0005); and low birthweight (LBW), 22.9% and 10.7% (P < 0.0005). In the hypertensive population the prevalence of LBW newborns was 20.1% in the liveborn group, while it was 68.4% in the stillborn group (P < 0.0005). In the ongoing perinatal audit it was found useful to review hypertensive women separately, in order to assess current routines in cases of pregnancy hypertension.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique.
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Bergström
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Bugalho
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Samucidine
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015994:Incidence; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009073:Mozambique / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple