A FIVE (5) YEAR REVIEW ON THE PREVALENCE AND COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION IN ABIA STATE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AMACHARA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy induced hypertension is one of the most common causes of both mortality and morbidity. It is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes as well as, maternal morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to find out the prevalence of women with pregnancy induced hypertension in Abia State Specialist Hospital Amachara. METHODOLOGY: Over a five years period from January 2017 to December 2021. Data were obtained from Medical Records Unit of Abia State Specialist Hospital Amachara. There were 167 patients with pregnancy induced hypertension out of 2,525 patients admitted into the obstetric unit. All of the 167 cases were studied. RESULT: Multiparity was found to be the highest predisposing factor of (64.1%) which was found to be statistically significant P
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