Abstract
A cohort study with prospective data collection was conducted to determine the risk of (and risk factors for) developing pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) in normotensive primigravidas aged 15-29 years who spontaneously presented for routine prenatal assistance in a primary care public service in the eastern region of Sao Paulo, Brazil, a low-income urban area. At the study entry, data on age (15-19/20-29 years), ethnic group (white/non-white), place of birth (Sao Paula/other), marital status (married or in consensual union/single or separated), level of education (incomplete elementary school/higher), activity (at home only/also having a job outside the home), and smoking habits (smoker/non-smoker) were collected from 422 participants. Loss to follow-up was 6.6% (28 participants). The remaining 394 were followed from up to 24 weeks of pregnancy until 1 month after delivery.
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