Sukmawati: The Correlation Between The History of Hypertension and Preeclampsia JMCRH: Vol. 1 Issue 2 265 THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE HISTORY OF HYPERTENSION AND PREECLAMPSIA Sukmawati 1 , Lilis Mamuroh 2 , Furkon Nurhakim 3 1,2,3 PSDKU Garut Universitas Padjadjaran, Garut, Indonesia Correspondence: ahmad.sukma@yahoo.co.id, lilis.mamuroh65@gmail.com, n_hakim019@yahoo.co.id ABSTRACT The maternal mortality rate in Garut Regency was 74 cases in 2016 and 25% of them was due to preeclampsia. There were 96 pregnant women treated for Preeclampsia from January to November 2017 in the Kalimaya Room of Dr. Slamet Garut Hospital. Preeclampsia is an increase in blood pressure in pregnant women after 20 weeks of pregnancy and proteinuria. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the history of hypertension and the incidence of preeclampsia in the Kalimaya Room of Dr. Slamet Garut Hospital. This research applied the analytic correlation method with Case-Control approach. Simple Random Sampling was chosen, and the number of samples was 49 respondents as the case group and the control group was 98 respondents. Data were analyzed using univariate, bivariate analysis with Chi-Square test. The results showed a relationship between the history of hypertension (p=0.0001) and the incidence of preeclampsia. The results of this study are expected to be a reference for families to get to know as early as possible the risk factors for preeclampsia, especially a history of hypertension. Health workers can provide counseling to pregnant women about interventions to prevent preeclampsia and its treatment. Keywords: hypertension, preeclampsia, pregnancy INTRODUCTION Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is one indicator of health status. But every day about 800 women dies due to pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all maternal deaths (99%) occur in developing countries. Based on the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) in 2012 maternal mortality (MMR) in Indonesia was 359 per 100,000 live births. The 5th Global MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target were to reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) to 102 per 100,000 live births in 2015. However, in 2015 the target was not reached, the Maternal Mortality Rate is still high 305 per 100,000 live births. From the health status of pregnant women, 28.8% of them suffer from hypertension (preeclampsia) and result in cardiovascular disorders that are the cause of maternal death during childbirth (Ministry of Health, 2016). According to WHO (2014), the main complications (80%) of maternal mortality are bleeding (bleeding after childbirth), infection (after childbirth) high blood pressure during pregnancy (preeclampsia and eclampsia) and unsafe abortion. The incidence of preeclampsia-