A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NORMAL PREGNANCY WITH HYPERTENSIVE PREGNANCY IN RELATION WITH SERUM TRIGLYCERIDE LEVEL AND MATERNAL FOETAL OUTCOME

Abstract

Background: Preeclampsia is a pregnancy is a specific condition characterized by hypertension and proteinuria that remits after delivery. Hypertensive disorders are a long standing threat that endangers the lives of both mother and child. It can manifest in four forms during pregnancy i.e., gestational hypertension, chronic hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia.

Material and Methods: This is a prospective comparative study, where data was collected from pregnant women, who were more than 28 weeks of gestation and met the inclusion criteria in Darbhanga medical college and Hospital, Darbhanga, Laheriasarai, Bihar. Comparison was done on blood pressure, triglyceride level, BMI, mode of delivery, maternal and foetal outcome among two groups iehypertensive and normotensive.

Conclusion: Levels of serum triglyceride are significantly increased in hypertensive patients. The mean serum triglyceride levels also significantly increased with increase in severity of hypertension. Hence it is important to identify the serum triglyceride levels among hypertensive patients. 

Keywords: Serum triglyceride, pre-eclampsia, Proteinuria.