@article{Susan_Bulbul_Ferdows_Nayeem_2017, title={Perinatal Findings in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension: A Study in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Dhaka City}, volume={2}, url={https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JNINB/article/view/32955}, DOI={10.3329/jninb.v2i1.32955}, abstractNote={<p><span><strong>Background: </strong><span>Hypertensive disorders are common complication occurring during pregnancy which are <span>responsible for maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. </span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><strong>Objective: </strong><span>The purpose of the present study was <span>to determine the perinatal outcome in pregnancy induced hypertension. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Methodology: </strong><span>This study was <span>designed as cross-sectional study and was conducted from April 2013 to September 2013 for a period of six <span>(06) moths. Patients admitted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Shaheed Suhrawardy<br /><span>Medical College Hospital, Dhaka. Data were collected by interview, physical examintions (blood pressure, <span>pulse rate, oedema, heart and lungs auscultation) and lab investigations using a structural questionnaire. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Result: </strong><span>Majority of the women belonged to age group 21-25 year. Maximum were (56%) primigravida. The <span>mean gestational age was 34.6 weeks with the range from 28 to 40 weeks. Hyperurecaemia was frequent <span>among patients with pregnancy induced hypertension. Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) was <span>secondary to pregnancy induced hypertension which was associated with significantly increased perinatal<br /><span>mortality. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strong>Conclusion: </strong><span>In this study, prematurity is frequent in pregnancy induced hypertension and <span>convulsion in nonresponsive patients is associated with significantly increased perinatal mortality.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Journal <span>of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, January 2016;2(1): 10-13</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh}, author={Susan, Zobaida Sultana and Bulbul, Surayea and Ferdows, Jannat Ara and Nayeem, Abu}, year={2017}, month={Sep.}, pages={10–13} }