Following are more common in multipara women than primipara woman, EXCEPT:: (A) Anemia, (B) Placenta pre, (C) PIH, (D) None of the above
Answer is C. The incidence of preeclampsia in multiparas is variable but is less than that for primiparas. Risk factors associated with pre-eclampsia: Primigravida (young and elderly) Family history (Hypeension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia) Placental abnormalities Poor placentation Hyperplacentosis Placental ischemia Molar pregnancy Genetic disorder Immunologic phenomenon New paternity Pre-existing vascular or renal disease Thrombophilias Ref: Textbook of Obstetrics by DC Dutta, 6th edition, Page 222.