Incidencia de los trastornos hipertensivos en el embarazo, y características clínico-demográficas en gestantes en tres instituciones en Bogotá, D. C., Colombia

Abstract Objective: To describe the incidence of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in three health institutions in Bogota-Colombia during 2014-2016. Methods: This observational and prospective study were done in three institutions from 2014 to 2016 in Bogota (Colombia). 252 patients were included. Fetal and maternal ultrasonography evaluations were done in each trimester of pregnancy, multiples demographic and clinical factors were evaluated, and maternal and perinatal outcomes were done at the delivery time. The data were analyzed using measures of central tendency and dispersion for the quantitative variables, and frequencies and percentages for qualitative variables. Results: The incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy was 11.8 %, of these, pre-eclampsia was 62.1 % and 37.9 % of gestational hypertension. In relation to preeclampsia group, 7.4 % was presented when it was compared with the total of the study population, and form this 50 % of pregnant women were severe preeclampsia. The incidence of early pre-eclampsia was 17.2 %. Conclusion: The incidence of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at the study population is higher than the prevalence reported in developed countries and similar than reported in Colombia.