Table 2 Perinatal outcomes among women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at KBTH
From: Perinatal outcomes of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in Ghana
Perinatal outcome indicators | Preeclampsia n = 140 | Gestational Hypertension n = 184 | Chronic hypertension n = 23 | Preeclampsia suprimposed on chronic hypertension n = 21 | Total (N = 368) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Admission to NICU | 51 (36.4) | 34 (18.5) | 2 (8.7) | 4 (19.0) | 91 (24.7) |
Respiratory distress/asphyxia | 30 (21.4) | 21 (11.4) | 1 (4.3) | 4 (19.0) | 56 (15.2) |
Need for ventilatory support | 10 (7.1) | 3 (1.6) | 0 | 1 (4.8) | 14 (3.8) |
Stillbirth | 13 (9.3) | 10 (5.4) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.8) | 25 (6.8) |
Early neonatal death | 8 (5.7) | 5 (2.7) | 0 | 1 (4.8) | 14 (3.8) |
Perinatal death | 21 (15.0) | 15 (8.2) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.8) | 39 (10.6) |
Intrauterine growth restriction | 15 (10.4) | 7 (3.7) | 0 | 1 (4.8) | 23 (6.3) |
Low birth weight | 57 (40.7) | 27 (14.7) | 0 | 7 (33.3) | 91 (24.7) |
Normal birth weight | 79 (56.4) | 139 (75.5) | 18 (78.3) | 12 (57.1) | 248 (67.4) |
Macrosomia | 4 (2.9) | 18 (9.8) | 5 (21.7) | 2 (9.5) | 29 (7.9) |
Preterm delivery | 49 (35.0) | 25 (13.6) | 1 (4.3) | 5 (23.) | 80 (21.7) |
APGAR score < 7 at 1 min | 64 (45.7) | 51 (27.7) | 4(17.4) | 6 (28.6) | 125 (34.0) |
APGAR score < 7 at 5 min | 29 (20.7) | 22 (12.0) | 2 (8.7) | 2 (9.5) | 55 (14.9) |