Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences, 2015 A retrospective cohort study was conducted between 2008 and 2013 in three university teaching hospitals among 1015 women admitted with a diagnosis of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. There were 51 (5%) maternal deaths and the…
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Assessing quality of care and outcomes after pre-eclampsia/eclampsia
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 Study findings will inform policymakers for development of guidelines for managing women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy during the postnatal period. The study may also benefit women if/when they require treatment and/or referral.
Assessing the quality of care and health outcomes after pre-eclampsia/eclampsia
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This study applies a longitudinal design that follows hypertensive women and their newborns over time. Women’s outcomes will be monitored for one year after birth. Study findings will inform policymakers for development of guidelines for managing women…
Maternal nutrition: opportunities in the prevention of gestational diabetes
Nutrition Reviews, 2017 This article assessed various types of interventions, including diet-based and dietary counseling, physical activity, and micronutrient supplementation to determine which are the most effective in reducing the risk of poor pregnancy outcomes for women and their children…
Are hypertensive disorders in pregnancy associated with congenital malformations in offspring? Evidence from the WHO Multicountry cross sectional survey on maternal and newborn health
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016 Findings showed that chronic hypertension in the maternal period exposes newborns to a significant risk of developing renal, limb, cleft lip/palate congenital malformations, and the risk was further exacerbated by superimposing eclampsia.
In June of this year the MCSP PPH Community of Practice and the Ending Eclampsia project co-convened a technical meeting “An Unfinished Agenda in Maternal Health: Meeting the needs of Women with Preeclampsia/Eclampsia and Postpartum Hemorrhage.” Meeting participants included researchers, implementers…
Study: Introduction of antihypertensive drugs in selected upazilas in Bangladesh
By Kanij Sultana Every year in Bangladesh, between 5,000 and 6,000 women die from hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). Of those maternal deaths, between 1,000 and 1,200 are the result of undetected and unmonitored high blood pressure that progresses to…
Assessing Community Midwives’ Knowledge of PE/E Management in Sindh, Pakistan
Ending Eclampsia, 2017 This brief shares findings from a landscape assessment that examined the roles and opportunities for community midwives in Pakistan, and specifically looked at how they treat, manage, and prevent pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. It provides recommendations for reducing…
Landscape Analysis: Preventing and Managing Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia in Pakistan
Ending Eclampsia, 2017 This landscape analysis was a major study and one of the first of its kind in in the country, blending multiple perspectives on provision of care through the public health system for pregnant women facing, or at…
The Perception of Patients’ Relations on the Cause of Eclampsia
Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2014 Results showed there is a poor understanding of the aetiology of eclampsia among patients, and this may have implications for the care given to patients. Public awareness-raising campaigns are needed to educate people on the cause…