Intrauterine growth retardation in pregnancy associated with hypertensive disorders

ABSTRACT

A prospective study was carried-out in 1995, to know the prevalence of intrauterine growth retardation with associated risk factor of hypertension and their outcome. Total of 1642 antinatal patients delivered. Out of these 100 patients were diagnosed as cases of IUGR, while, 48 of these had associated hypertension. Twenty-three patients were delivered pre-maturely and 25 patients delivered at term. Ninteen patients were delivered vaginally, 6 cases with elective and 23 with emergency caesarean section. Twenty-two babies weighed between 2-2.5 Kg., 19 were between 1.5-2 Kg. and 7 weighed less than 1.5 Kg