Pregnancy-induced hypertension and the neonatal outcome

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:This cross-sectional study were to identify the prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension and to verify diastolic blood pressure (DBP) association with type of birth and perinatal outcome. METHODS: The data were collected from the mothers' records, in the governmental maternity hospital indicated for high-risk pregnancies, in São Paulo city. RESULTS: During hospitalization, 62.1% had systolic blood pressure > 160 mmHg and 49.6% had a DBP < 110 mmHg. There was no significant association of DBP (p=0.799). The frequency of caesarean section was 64.5%, 28.9% for normal birth, and 6.6% for forceps; 93.4% were live born, 81.0% weighed > 2,500 g, 10.6% were premature, 68.1% were born with adequate gestational age, 84.0% and 99.2% had APGAR score > 7 at 1st and 5th minutes, respectively. CONCLUSION: The DBP e" 110 mmHg was associated with low birth weight (p=0.002) and prematurity (p=0.013).