Pregnancy Induced Hypertension and Foetal Outcome Among Patients with PIH in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Background: It is also estimated that pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), one of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, affects about 5–8 % of all pregnant women worldwide. Subjects and Methods: Total forty-six (46) pregnant women who presented to World College of Medical Sciences Research and Hospital with pregnancy induced hypertension were enrolled. Results: Pregnancy induced hypertension was more prevalent among Nulliparous (56.5%). Out of 20 women 18 (39.1%) have past h/o of PIH, 8.7% had previous preterm delivery and 19.6% had previous LSCS. Table-2 also showed that clinical presentation in mother with PIH and found that 22(47.8%) had lower abdominal pain, 11(23.9%) had vomiting/ epigastric discomfort followed by headache 06(13.04%), convulsion 07(15.2%) and no complain 05(10.9%). Conclusion: PIH is more prevalent in younger age groups and nulliparous mothers. PIH lead to a various clinical manifestation some of this may use as early recognition of PIH. PIH also lead to increase adverse foetal outcome.