A study of maternal hypertension and neonatal outcome in a prospective birth cohort: A hospital based study.

The present study was undertaken to study maternal hypertension and neonatal outcome in Bhopal. The group of booked pregnant women fulfilling the criteria for Pregnancy Induced hypertension attending OPD of Sultania Zanana hospital during 1st September 2009-31st December 2009 was selected as cases and controls were healthy normotensive pregnant women. Perinatal mortality was significantly higher in cases with severe hypertension proteinuria 3+. 16.40% of babies born to cases had APGAR score of less than 3 at 1 minute. 95% of babies of control group had no depression compared to 64.40% in cases. 61.80% and 40% of babies were low birth weight in cases and controls respectively. Of total 104 live birth in cases 67 (64.40%) needed admission in neonatal intensive care unit. Birth asphyxia was the major cause of neonatal death (31.58%) cases followed by Respiratory distress syndrome (19.40%) and sepsis (11.90%).