Eclampsia: Maternal and Fetal Outcome

Maternal Outcome in Eclampsia

Background: Our objective was to study the presentation and determinants of maternal outcome . Research Methodology: A cross sectional study was designed and data was collected over six months from 1-1-03 to 30-6-03 at a tertiary care hospital, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar. All cases of eclampsia (n = 50) admitted to Gynae “A” unit during the study period were ...

Ecalmpsia: maternal and fetal outcome.

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of eclampsia and examine the maternal and fetal outcome. METHODS A hundred and twenty consecutive admissions with eclampsia managed in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria, were prospectively collated and analysed. Maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality were recorded. RESULTS The incidence of eclampsia was 1.2% of deliveries. Most (69.2%) of t...

Maternal Sleep and Fetal Outcome

Pregnancy is associated with profound changes in sleep. Up to 75% of pregnant women experience some form of sleep disruption during pregnancy. The emerging data from recent years suggests that sleep disturbances may represent a novel contributor to adverse pregnancy outcomes and that sleep disorders during pregnancy may affect both maternal and fetal outcomes. In spite of the increased awarenes...

Maternal and fetal outcome in patients with eclampsia at Murtala Muhammad specialist Hospital Kano, Nigeria.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Eclampsia is a major contributor to maternal and perinatal mortality worldwide. It is much more common in developing countries like Nigeria where presentation is usually late and resources are scarce. The staggering figures of maternal death (46%) reported by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Nigeria (SOGON) in 2004 moved the Kano State government to initi...

Pre-eclampsia: a maternal manifestation of a fetal adaptive response?