2008, Number 1
Pregnancy-induced High Blood Pressure Frequency in Health Insurance Claimants at an Obregon City, Sonora, Mexico, Family Medicine Unit
Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 13-15
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ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the frequency of pregnancy-induced high blood pressure in health insurance claimants of Family Medicine Unit 1 (UMF 1) during the year 2003. Materials and Methods: We carried out a descriptive cross-wise study in Obregon City, Sonora, Mexico. The Obstetrics Service out-patient consultation report (format 430-6) was analyzed at the No. 1 Specialties Hospital, and we identified consecutive cases of patients with pregnancy-induced high blood pressure (PIH). Variables included age, weeks of gestation, number of pregnancies, and maternal occupation. Analysis was performed with frequencies and percentages. Results: Frequency of PIH was 3.2%; 37.4% was reported in the groups aged 21–25 years. PIH was present in 40.7% women who were pregnant for the second time and in 81.3% of women between 36 and 40 weeks of pregnancy. Conclusions: The percentage of PIH is lower than the national average, affecting age groups different from those expected (pregnant women aged ‹20 years or ›35 years). Women pregnant for the second time were those most frequently affected, and PIH presented during the last four weeks of pregnancy. Thus, we suggest analysis of the clinical guidelines and the clinical care and prenatal control guidelines for prevention, early diagnosis, and appropriate treatment of this type of complication to diminish the morbimortality of the binomial.REFERENCES
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