Abstract

A SYSTEMIC REVIEW ON ORAL NIFEDIPINE VERSUS INJECTION LABETALOL FOR HYPERTENSION DURING PREGNANCY

*P. Deepthi, Ch. Kranthi, J. Poorna Sindhu, Dr. G. Ramesh, Satheesh S. Gottipati, Dr. P. Srinivasa Babu

ABSTRACT

Backround: Most of the authorities reccomend oral nifedipine, injection labetalol for treating the hypertension during pregnancy. Health care professionals prefer labetalol due to lack of evidence for the nifedipine although it is cheap and easily administered. Objective: To compare efficacy of oral nifedipine versus injection labetalol for hypertension during pregnancy. Search Strategy: We systemically searched for articles comparing oral nifedipine versus injection labetalol for the treatment of hypertension during pregnancy. Conclusion: This study showed that oral nifedipine is as efficacious as injection labetalol in treating pre-eclampsia.

Keywords: Meta analysis Nifedipine, Injection Labetalol, Pre-eclampsia.