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Pregnancy‐associated hypertension in Maputo. A study on maternal characteristics and perinatal outcome in 1275 consecutive cases
Author(s) -
Merz R.,
Said A.,
Bergström S.,
Bugalho A.,
Samucidine M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(92)90773-c
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , population , perinatal mortality , gynecology , pediatrics , fetus , genetics , environmental health , biology
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.