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.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique.
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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