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Postpa r tWll hypertensionl
PostpartUJll hyperte ns i on wa s observed i n about o ne in t e n
wOlllen s e e n at follow up . Ba s e d on antenata l care rec o r d s of
pregnanc y hypert ens ion , the i ncidence of postpartull'l
hy pertension in thi s s t ud y wa s calculated t o be 88.2 pe r 1000
deli veri e s . Th i s inci de nce r ate did n ot di f fer lIlar kcdly t ram
the recorded prevalence rate or 1 01 . 8 pe r 1 000 del i veries in
t he women. Expecte dly therefore pre gn a ncy hype rtensio n was
n.:lt found t o be a mi'Sjor d e tie r -eI ne nt; o f p ostpa r tum h y p e r t e n s i o n
i n t h i s study sample .
Pre-delivery blood pressures we r e not measured by this
r e s earch er a nd i n f o r ma t i o n an pre g na nc y h ypertension i n
sU bj e c t s was based on a nten