Maternal and perinatal outcomes among women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy in Kumasi, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data pertaining to maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with the complete spectrum of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDPs) is sparse in low resource settings. This study aimed to determine adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes among women admitted with HDPs in a tertiary hospital in Ghana, and directly compare these outcomes among women with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia and those with chronic/gestational hypertension.

Methods

An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among women who were admitted with HDPs to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital from July 1, 2014 to September 30, 2014. Data was collected on their socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics using a pretested structured questionnaire and review of their antenatal records. Crude and

SUBMITTER: Dassah ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6777792 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature