Proteinuria in predicting adverse outcomes in women with severe features of pre-eclampsia from a developing country: A prospective cohort study.

Objective: To study the adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in women with severe pre-eclampsia (SPE) among different ranges of proteinuria.

Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, India. After obtaining informed written consent, the 202 singleton women fulfilling the criteria of severe features of pre-eclampsia were stratified based on the value of urine protein-creatinine ratio (UPCR) as mild, moderate, severe, and massive proteinuria during pregnancy.