A descriptive retrospective study was carried out in order to describe the obstetrical aspects in 30 puerperal with Hellp Syndrome admitted to a public maternity in Fortaleza-Ceará, from January 1, 2003 to September 31, 2004. A total of 8,617 deliveries occurred during this period. Of the mothers involved, 648 (7, 5%) had hypertension and in 30 (4, 7%) of them it progressed to Help Syndrome. We analyzed chronol...