Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes of Women with and Without Hypertension at the Latent Phase of Labor Who Were Under Medical Care for Preeclampsia

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https://doi.org/10.21613/GORM.2021.1153

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Hypertension, Pregnancy, Labor

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We explored the association between hypertension (>140/90) at the latent phase of labor (resistant hypertension) and the subsequent development of major maternal complications or adverse infant outcomes in women with preeclampsia under medical care.

STUDY DESIGN: We drew data from 824 women who were under follow-up at the Department of Perinatology of Health Sciences University Zeynep Kamil Women and Children’s Health Training and Research Hospital with a diagnosis of preeclampsia. Women with and without resistant hypertension were compared in terms of major maternal complications and adverse infant outcomes.

RESULTS: Mean age and body mass index were similar between the two groups (p>0.05). The rate of preeclamptic complaints was significantly higher in groups with resistant hypertension (90.1% vs. 67.2%, p<0.05). Proteinuria was more frequent in the resistant hypertension group (78.7% vs. 66.8%, p<0.001). The newborn intensive care unit admission rate was significantly higher in the group with resistant hypertension (65.6% vs. 45.9%, p<0.001). Gestational age at delivery was significantly lower in the group with resistant hypertension compared to the normotensive group (34.6 vs. 32.9 weeks, p<0.001). There was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of the rate of preterm delivery (78.5% vs. 66.7%, p=0.04).

CONCLUSION: Resistant hypertension is associated with a higher rate of preeclamptic symptoms during labor and newborn intensive care unit admission.

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2022-12-15

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Karakus R, Kilicci C, Ozkaya E, Darici E, Tosun O, Karakus SS, Aras A. Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes of Women with and Without Hypertension at the Latent Phase of Labor Who Were Under Medical Care for Preeclampsia. Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med [Internet]. 2022Dec.15 [cited 2024Mar.29];28(3):211-5. Available from: https://www.gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/1153

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Obstetrics; Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatology