International Journal of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Pre-eclampsia is one of the most serious complications of pregnancy and one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. This maternal syndrome is characterised by hypertension, proteinuria and, in its most severe form, is associated with thrombocytopenia, disseminated intravascular coagulation and hepatocellular damage. After obtaining written informed consent, demographic data such as age, detailed history (including obstetric history, family history and other comorbid conditions) was obtained through an interview. Also presenting complaints were noted. Further these women were subjected to complete examination (general and systemic examination). In the present study 72% of the women with normal pregnancy were primi para compared to 77.78% of the women with MPE, 68.09% of the women with SPE and 92.59% of the women with APE however this difference was statistically not significant (p=0.108).