Assessment of Hematological Profile and Morbidity of Newborns At Birth, Born To Mothers With Gestational Hypertension, Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia Syndrome

Abstract

Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy complicate about 8% of all gestation. Hypertensive disorders are responsible for significant maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. This study aims to determine the hematological parameters and morbidity in neonates born to mothers with gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia or eclampsia syndrome and in neonates born to normotensive mothers without any maternal complications or medical illness with special reference to platelet count and neutrophil count.Methods: A prospective study conducted on 50 neonates born to pregnant women complicated with gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia or eclampsia and 50 neonates born to normotensive mothers recruited at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Post natal wards who were delivered between November 2013 to October 2014 and the hematological parameters of these babies were studied.Results: In our study we observed that the mean value of platelet count were significantly lower in study group compared to control group which was highly statistical significant. The mean value of PT, aPTT, BT and CT were significantly higher in study group, as compared to control group.Conclusion: To conclude early hematological screening of babies born to mothers with PIH are recommended to facilitate early detection and management of serious neonatal complications to decrease morbidity, improved growth, development and survival.