Vol. 6 (02) pp. 559-562 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/6472

PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY IN RURAL SOUTH INDIA.

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  • Asso. Prof. - Bhaskar Medical College R.R Dist., Telangana.
  • Assistant Prof. - FIMS, Kadapa, A.P.
  • Prof. - Shanthiram Medical college Nandyal, A.P.
  • Prof. - FIMS, Kadapa, A.P.
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Background: Hypertension is one of the common causes of mortality and morbidity in pregnant women in india. Methods: We conducted a study on two hundred and eight 208n pregnant women consisting of 101 primigravidae, 78 gravidae 2 and 33 multi gravidae, we conducted a study on this pregnant women between january 2017 to may 2017, in our hospital Results: Seventeen (17 that means 8%) pregnant women were having hypertension. Majority of pregnant women in the studty population were primigravidae (48%). Nearly 80% of hypertension pregnant Woman were primigravidae. 88% developed hypertension in iii trimester. Complication like preeclampsia was in 24%. Conclusion: Pregnancy-induced hypertension is the common variety of pregnant women. It is commonly seen in primigravdae who are exposed to the trophoblastic tissue for the first time.

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B. Jayaraju, Elias Ahmed, Prabhakar Rao and Srininvas. (2018); PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY IN RURAL SOUTH INDIA., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 6 (02), 559-562, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/6472

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DR. IlIAS Ahmed
Assistant prof - FIMS, Kadapa, A.P
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