2015/12/21 by Yvonne Dabota Buowari, Buowari, Yvonne Dabota
Medicine · #Birth, Development, and Health #Eclampsia #Global Maternal and Child Health #Maternal Mortality and Morbidity #Nigeria #Obstetrics and Gynaecology #Pregnancy Hypertension #Pregnancy and Hypertension #Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
paper · doi:10.60787/tnhj.v12i3.140
openalex publication_date 2015/12/21 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy constitute major threats to maternal health during pregnancy, labour and the post-partum period. Eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality especially in low income and middle-income countries. Method: A retrospective review of the clinical records of women managed for eclampsia during a two-year period from December 2004 to November 2006 at the General hospital Aliero was undertaken. Results: Fifty-eight patients were managed for eclampsia during the 2-year period of study. Eclampsia occurred before and during labour in 47 patients while 11 patients had post-partum eclampsia. Conclusion: The reorientation of caregivers and the community in order to enhance awareness of eclampsia is recommended. The promotion of early presentation, routine antenatal care, and prompt referral to secondary center’s as well as the provision of the resources for adequate management of eclampsia is advocated.