Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, an umbrella term that includes pre-existing and gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and eclampsia. The present study was conducted to evaluate cases of pregnancy induced hypertension. Materials & Methods: 68 cases of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) were recruited. Parameters such as age, marital status, education, parity etc. were recorded. Results: Age group (years) <20 had 13, 20-24 had 24, 25-29 had 20, 30-34 had 7 and >35 had 4 cases. Marital status was married in 54, single in 10 and divorced in 4, education was Illiterate in 26 and literate in 42, gravida was primi in 30 and multi in 38, parity was 0 in 14, 1-2 in 30 and >2 in 24, previous PIH was seen in 19 cases. Family history of hypertension was seen in 15, family history of PIH in 11, family history of DM in 8, history of kidney disease in 6 and history of asthma in 14 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Common risk factors for PIH were family history of hypertension, family history of PIH, family history of DM, history of kidney disease and history of asthma. Key words: Asthma, kidney disease, Pregnancy induced hypertension.