A systematic review of the effectiveness of lifestyle and medication: interventions in the management of hypertension in pregnancy

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dc.contributor.advisorPhetlhu, D.R.
dc.contributor.authorKutumbuka, Benjamin Kukatula
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-16T12:32:33Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T09:18:02Z
dc.date.available2018-08-16T12:32:33Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T09:18:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionMagister Curationis - MCur
dc.description.abstractPregnancy induced hypertension is one of the causes of maternal, fetus and neonatal morbidity and mortality. It is the condition in which a pregnant woman develops hypertension because of physiological changes that result during pregnancy and both mother and fetus can be affected. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the first target of the third United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG-3) is to reduce the maternal mortality rate (MMR) to less than 10 per 100.000 live births by 2030 (WHO, 2017). This is because globally, about 350 000 women die every year from pregnancy related causes (Hogan, Foreman, & Naghavi, 2010). According to the WHO (2015), these conditions namely post-partum hemorrhage, hypertension in pregnancy, infections, unsafe abortion and other delivery-related complications cause three quarters of all maternal deaths in the World. Hence the needs to prevent or successfully treat conditions that contribute to this scourge (WHO, 2011). The two main interventions that are used to prevent or treat hypertension in pregnancy are medication and lifestyle adjustment. However, it is important to understand the intervention that is most suited to a context and its patient and compare the effects of these interventions on management of hypertension in pregnant women as a patient outcome.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19130
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Cape
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Cape
dc.subjectHypertension in pregnancy
dc.subjectIntervention
dc.subjectLifestyle
dc.subjectMedication
dc.subjectSystematic review of reviews
dc.titleA systematic review of the effectiveness of lifestyle and medication: interventions in the management of hypertension in pregnancy

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