the
development other risk factors leading to the
adverse perinatal outcome. As rightly said, there
are short & long-term effects influenced by the
severity of hypertension. The immediate impact
observed is altered foetal growth resulting in
greater foetal liability. Foetal health as well as its
weight is highly compromised; leading to
various degrees of foetal morbidity & foetal
damage may be such as to cause foetal death18.
Hypertension is complicated by the
development of proteinuria, there is a 33%
incidence of fetal growth restriction & a
perinatal mortality rate of up to 24% 20.Studies
by Waugh et al21 & Schiff et al22 also found that
higher degree of proteinuria associated with
adverse perinatal outcome. However,
statistically emergency registration, diastolic
blood pressure more than 90 mm Hg,
proteinuria & neonatal low birth weight were
significantly associated with perinatal death. On
Univariate analysis diastolic blood pressure
more than 90 mm Hg & proteinuria found to be
a risk factor.