Study of proteinuria and outcome of pregnancies complicated by hypertension

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to determine the role of proteinuria on pregnancy outcome in hypertensive women with singleton pregnancies. It was conducted to compare and to evaluate pregnancy outcome in patients with nonproteinuric hypertension [gestational Gl, chronic G3] and in proteinuric hypertensive patients, [pre-eclampsia G2 and superimposed pre-eclampsia G4]. There was a statistical significant difference in the mean proteinuria between Gl and G2 and also between G3 and G4. As regards the incidence of caesarean section, the same difference was noted. There was a significant relation between G3 and G4 only as regards the mean birth weight. There was also a significant difference between the incidence of small for gestational age in G3 and G4. The same difference was found between depressed infants who were in need for neonatal intensive care unit between G1 and G2 and between G3 and G4