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The Risks of adverse outcomes (maternal and foetal) in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy Ukah, Ugochinyere Vivian

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The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are some of the major contributors to maternal and neonatal/perinatal morbidity and deaths resulting from them. There have been studies conducted to investigate the incidence of these hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) especially pre-eclampsia but the studies investigating the occurrence of adverse outcomes from the HDP are very limited in number. The outcomes from HDP can be severe and lethal and therefore deserve to be focused on as well. This term paper discusses the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the most common predictive factors being used and describes few studies that have examined the use some of these factors in predicting adverse maternal and foetal complications. Predicting the adverse outcomes resulting from HDP with timely, non-invasive and effective methods will not only contribute to the management of hypertension in pregnancy, thereby reducing maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality but will also aid in the best use of limited resources in healthcare.

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