Introduction
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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are the common medical disorders in
pregnancy. It has effects both on expectant mother and fetus (Yucesoy et al., 2005,
Duley, 2009, Steegers et al., 2010). The impact due to hypertensive disorders in
pregnancy on maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity is very high in India and
other developing countries (Xiong et al., 2007, Moodley, 2011). The incidence of
pregnancy-induced hypertension in India is about 7-10% of all antenatal admission
(Shruti et al., 2008). Severe forms of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy like
eclampsia are a major cause of maternal mortality (Huang, 2001, Soares et al., 2009,
Bell, 2010).