PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS OF PREGNANCY IN BUNDELKHAND REGION

Introduction : Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are among the leading causes of maternal and perinatal deaths in developing countries 1 . Hypertension is a common medical problem that affects 20%-30% of the adult population and more than 5%-8% of all pregnancies in the world 2,3 . Material method:  It is a cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in M.L.B Medical College Jhansi. Among the 3500 cases of delivery 364 had hypertension (10.4%). The maternal variables studied were: age, parity, status of mother’s BP. Data were extracted upon referring to mothers’ existing files, and gathered by completing the study’s data collection questionnaire. Result: Among the 3500 mothers who had delivered in the hospital 364 had HTN (10.4%). Most mothers fell in the 21-30 years age-group (58.1%), (9.8 %) were aged under 20 and 32.1% were aged over 30 years. 31% were nulliparous and only 4% had over 5 pregnancies.