Abstract

Aim: To know the prevalence, demographic characteristics and obstetric outcome of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.

Study design: A Descriptive study

Place and Duration: This study was conducted over a one-year period at Department of obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr Sulaiman Al-Habib Hospital, Buraidah Al-Qassim Saudi Arabia for one-year duration from June 2019 to June 2020

Subjects and methods: All pregnant women reporting hypertension in pregnancy were included in the research. A special proforma has been designed to save demographic data.

Results: 3.4% of pregnant women had hypertensive disorders in the analyzed period. Most were between the ages of 21 and 35 years of age, and belonged to the Al Qassim Region Saudi Araibia. 60.1% had gestational hypertension, 24.47% had pre-eclampsia, and 15.4% had chronic hypertension. In this study, women with pre-eclampsia / eclampsia had an increased risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality compared to women with gestational hypertension.

Conclusion: This study revealed that hypertension during pregnancy is a major concern for obstetricians and contributes to poor maternal and perinatal outcomes. There is an urgent need to increase awareness of the prenatal reserve and provide urgent postnatal care at the door to improve obstetric outcomes.

Key words: gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, chronic arterial hypertension, perinatal death.