Journal
PREGNANCY HYPERTENSION-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages 174-177Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2017.11.007
Keywords
Gestational proteinuria; Pre-eclampsia; Perinatal outcome; Risk factors
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Objective: To examine maternal and neonatal outcomes of gestational proteinuria, and to identify maternal characteristics for progression to pre-eclampsia. Study design: Retrospective cohort. Included all pregnant women who delivered between Jan 2014-Feb 2017 with new onset proteinuria in a single obstetric unit. Demographic, maternal and neonatal outcomes were compared. Results: Eighteen (25%) out of 73 women with new onset gestational proteinuria developed pre-eclampsia. The incidence of gestational proteinuria was 0.54%. Compared with women that remained normotensive, those that developed hypertension had delivery at earlier gestation (p = .02), increased risk of fetal growth restriction (p = .01) and lower newborn birthweight (p = .002). Maximal proteinuria and fetal growth restriction were independent factors associated with development of pre-eclampsia. In particular, high proteinuria level >= 2 g/d constitute a major predictor for progression (p = .03). Conclusion: Increased vigilance for antenatal surveillance is important in women with gestational proteinuria as a substantial portion progress to pre-eclampsia. Serial growth scan and proteinuria assay are suggested to predict
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