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Hypertension is one of the most common medical complication of pregnancy.
It contri-butes significantly to the cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. This study was conducted to determine the frequency of different types of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, the fetal neonatal outcome in them and to highlight the specific problems of these infants. Subjects and Methods A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the perinatal outcome amongst mothers admitted with hypertensive disease during pregnancy. The study sample comprised of 405 cases admitted as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. One hundred cases admitted as full term normal pregnancy in labor and without any complication during pregnancy were taken as controls.