Open AccessMaternal and fetal outcome in pre-eclampsia in a secondary care hospital in South India
Author(s) -
Parveen M Aabidha,
Anne George Cherian,
Paul Enzlin,
Jasmin Helan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.154669
Subject(s) - medicine , eclampsia , obstetrics , pregnancy , low birth weight , population , incidence (geometry) , anemia , birth weight , pediatrics , prenatal care , fetus , environmental health , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are one of the common causes for perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Pre-eclampsia is a condition which typically occurs after 20 weeks of gestation and has high blood pressure as the main contributing factor. The aim was to study the effects of pre-eclampsia on the mother and the fetus in rural South Indian population.