Literature Reviews
doi: 10.25005/2074-0581-2018-20-4-467-472
HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS IN PREGNANT WOMEN SUBJECT TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE

F.Z. Olimova, M.F. Dod khoeva

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology № 1, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan

Based on the analysis of the world literature, it turned out that climate change in the direction of warming worsens pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. However, the results of numerous studies conducted in different parts of the world to study the correlation between ambient temperature, relative humidity and intensity of sunlight, as well as the frequency of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, are contradictory. Despite differences in results, a tendency to a higher incidence of preeclampsia is observed during the cold months. An explanation in support of this theory would be that more low temperatures affect the incidence of preeclampsia and eclampsia, increasing the vasospasm inherent in the disease. Recognizing the exact relationship with different weather conditions can help you understand what factors may be involved in the launch of these processes. These studies are particularly relevant in the conditions of Tajikistan, where the mass of extragenital diseases present in pregnant women in the region is also joined by the climate warming factor.

Keywords: Hypertensive disorders, pregnancy, climate, seasonality.

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Authors' information:

Olimova Farangis Zafarovna,
Postgraduate Student of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology № 1, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University

Dodkhoeva Munavvara Fayzulloevna,
Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Full Professor, Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology № 1, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University

Conflicts of interest: No conflict

Address for correspondence:

Dodkhoeva Munavvara Fayzulloevna

Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, Doctor of Medicine, Full Professor, Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology № 1, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University

734003, Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Rudaki Ave., 139

Tel.: +992 (918) 612606

E-mail: dodkho2008@mail.ru

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