Abstract

Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-specific condition characterized by systemic dysfunction with endothelial activation and coagulation. This condition is characterized by blood pressure 140/90 mmHg after 20 weeks of gestation or sometimes earlier, accompanied by proteinuria ≥ 300 mg/24 hours and/or edema. This research is descriptive observational using 6% acetic acid method. The number of respondents in this study were 30 urine samples of pregnant women. The results of the examination are known from a total of 30 pregnant women respondents, as many as 15 proteinuria was detected. The most proteinuria in pregnant women is positive +/1 with the highest number in the age range of 30 -35 years. Proteinuria is most detected in the third trimester of pregnancy and occurs in the group of working pregnant women.

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