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Published on: January 26, 2024
Incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Romania
Anca Maria Panaitescu1,2, Anca Marina Ciobanu1, Mihaela Roxana Popescu2,3
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Filantropia Clinical Hospital , Bucharest, Romania.
Objective:
To describe the incidence and the characteristics of pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) in one of the largest maternity hospitals in Romania.
Methods:
A retrospective cohort study including all deliveries at ≥24 weeks' gestation was performed.
Results:
The incidence of preeclampsia was 1.2%, of gestational hypertension 2.2% and of chronic hypertension 0.4%. Pregnancies with HDP had higher rates of stillbirth, birthweight <10th percentile, birth <37 weeks' gestation and delivery by cesarean section.
Conclusions:
Incidence of HDP in our population was relatively low, and was associated with early gestational age and adverse perinatal outcomes.
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