Prevalence of hypertension during pregnancy in Portugal

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2008

Autores

Povoa, AM (Autor) Outra; Costa, F (Autor) Outra; Rodrigues, T (Autor) FMUP; Patricio, B (Autor) Outra; Cardoso, F (Autor) Outra

Revista

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Título: HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY

Vol. 27

Páginas: 279-284

ISSN: 1064-1955

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ID Authenticus: P-004-3DR

DOI: 10.1080/10641950802000943

Abstract (EN): Objective: To estimate the prevalence of maternal hypertensive disorders in Portugal and to assess their impact on obstetric outcomes. Methods: A national survey on hypertension in pregnancy was conducted in Portuguese public maternity wards and included 6726 pregnancies. Results: Six percent of women presented with a hypertensive disorder during pregnancy or puerperium: 1.5% with chronic hypertension, 2.5% with gestational hypertension, 1.4% with preeclampsia, 0.2% with superimposed preeclampsia, 0.1% with eclampsia, and 0.1% with HELLP syndrome. Preterm birth, small-for-gestational-age infants and fetal death were significantly more frequent among women with preeclampsia/eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Conclusion: In Portugal, the prevalence of hypertensive disorders diagnosed during pregnancy seems to be lower than that reported in most countries, but these disorders have a significant effect on pregnancy outcomes.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 6