RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MATERNAL AND FETAL OUTCOME OF PREGNANCY RELATED TO HYPERTENSION IN SPECIALIST HOSPITAL BAUCHI

ABSTRACT Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are the most common causes of adverse maternal & perinatal outcomes. Such investigations in resource limited settings would help to have great design strategies in preventing maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The study aims To determine access the prevalence of pregnancy related to hypertension in specialist hospital Bauchi. A retrospective study 197 subject was conducted at specialist hospital bauchil from 1st January 2023 to October 1st 2023 by reviewing medical records and logbooks. Descriptive, binary and multiple logistic regression analysis were used. A 95% CI and P- value of < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The magnitude of pregnancy related hypertensive disorder was 50.2%. Majority % of the mothers were in the age range between 31 to 40 year. Eclampsia was the most prevalent diagnosis made to 50.2% of the mother, followed by 26.6% cases of preeclampsia and 23.2% of geatational hypertension. In this study, eclampsia is the most common of all pregnancy related hypertension disorders followed by Preeclampsia. Fetal complications like preterm deliveries were statistically significant and associated with fetal management outcomes. Keyword: Hypertension, pregnancy, fetus, maternal, Gestational, Hypertension, Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Low resource country