ABSTRACT
Background and aim: Preeclampsia is one of the main complications during pregnancy and one of the three major contributors to maternal mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the preeclampsia correlation with season and seme of its risk factors in attending women to maternity hospital of Ghods in Zahedan city, Iran
Methods: The files of pregnant women with preeclampsia who were admitted in maternity hospital of Ghods in Zahedan city during years 2004-2007 were used for the study. The patients in case group were 2488 ones who had the requirements of the study [age: 15- 45 year, gravid: 1-3], and then other 2488 pregnant women without preeclampsia were selected as control group. The approach of sampling was through simple sampling. The way of getting data achieved through filling questionnaires from the patients files
Results: The results of this study showed that there is a significant relation between preeclampsia and seasons. At the start of spring it gradually began to increase and reached to its peak in Autumn and then it suddenly decreased in the winter The most important factors of the prevalence of preeclampsia were hypertension, diabetes and previous preeclampsia, respectively
Conclusion: We found a relationship between the number of preeclampsia incidence and season. Therefore, precautions should be considered in those seasons in which the preeclampsia is increased. Attention to this prenatal care centers may help to decrease in this regard the serious side effects that endanger the health of mother and fetus