Profile and perinatal results of pregnant women with hypertensive syndrome in Southern Brazil

Abstract

The aim was to analyze the profile and perinatal results of high-risk pregnant women with hypertensive syndrome. This is an epidemiological, observational and retrospective study, with a quantitative approach. Secondary data were used from 471 high-risk pregnant women with Hypertensive Syndrome in the city of Sarandi/PR and later followed by the outpatient clinic and delivery at the referral hospital, from 2012 to 2016, with deliveries performed until 2017. The independent variables were constituted by Hypertensive Syndrome, classified as: chronic hypertension, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, pre-eclampsia overlapping with chronic hypertension, also known as hypertensive disease specific to pregnancy (DHEG). The outcome variables were prematurity, low birth weight, Apgar <7 in the 1st and 5th minutes, fetal death, neonatal death and cesarean delivery. The data were submitted to the Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests. All discussions were conducted at a 5% level of significance (p <0.05) and a 95% confidence interval. Gestational hypertensive syndrome is directly associated with prematurity, the development of Apgar less than seven in the fifth minute of life, low birth weight, fetal death and cesarean delivery.