PREGNANCY OUTCOME AND MARTERNAL COMPLICATION IN WOMEN WITH CHRONIC HYPERTENSION IN OLORU, MORO LOCAL GOVERNMENTAREAOFKWARA STATE.

Background. Pregnancy and Childbirth are natural processes in women. However, the realityisthat women and children die and suffer as a consequence of childbearing process. Globallyhalf amillion women die each year as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. Of these deaths, 50%occurin Africa, about 42% in Asia, about 4% in Latin America and Caribbean and less than 1%inthedeveloped countries. The maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is estimated at 1120 per 100,000live births accounting for 21% of all deaths that occur among women aged 15 to 49 years. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy [HDP] affect 5-10% of all pregnancies worldwideandcause a substantial maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality Methods. The data collected through general survey and by the administrationofstructured questionnaire. Data are classified into two primary data which were obtainedthrough personal interviews and the questionnaire in early out this study, primarydatawere used. The questionnaire will be made very simple in order to have goodresponsefrom the respondent. An interview mode of questionnaire was used to collect data fromthe respondents, knowledge, attitude question and comparison of social demographic data. Conclusions. It was concluded that hypertension is non-communicable diseasewithmultiple exposure but single outcomes in other world. There are many factors suchashigh salt intake, alcohol, and constant consumption of fatty meat, sedattial life, oral contraceptive pills, pregnancy, and smoking, among others that predispose onetohypertension / high blood pressure