Ending Eclampsia, 2018 The brief explains research findings on the feasibility and acceptability of community health extension workers treating hypertension in pregnancy and provides recommendations for policy makers and health systems, including supply chains and procurement mechanisms.
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Risk Factors for Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia in Honduras
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 Honduras-specific data on demographics, health risks, barriers to accessing care, pregnancy-related care, maternal death data, newborn/infant death data, national/provincial policies, and delivery capacity. Download in Spanish.
Maternal and fetal outcomes of emergency obstetric referrals to a Nigerian teaching hospital
Tropical Doctor, 2017 Findings were that the majority of women presented at health centers late. Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia were the most common indications for referral, accounting for 33 percent of all referrals. Perinatal and maternal fatality rates were 16…
Gaps and opportunities for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia care in Ethiopia
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This brief provides recommendations for closing gaps in PE/E detection, treatment, and management in Ethiopia at national, health systems, and community levels.
Alternative regimens of magnesium sulfate for treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia: a systematic review of non-randomized studies
Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2016 Results showed lower-dose and loading dose-only regimens could be as safe and efficacious as standard regimens; however, this evidence comes from low to very low-quality studies and further high-quality studies are needed.
Risk factors for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Guatemala
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This infographic provides data on risk factors, policies, health system capacity and community perceptions in Guatemala-specific data on demographics, health risks, barriers to accessing care, pregnancy-related care, maternal death data, newborn/infant death data, national/provincial policies, and delivery…
Risk factors for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Belize
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This infographic provides data on risk factors, policies, health system capacity and community perceptions in Belize-specific data on demographics, health risks, barriers to accessing care, pregnancy-related care, maternal death data, newborn/infant death data, national/provincial policies, and delivery…
Exploring opportunities for preventing and managing pre-eclampsia/eclampsia
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 Results from this study will identify gaps and barriers in the Kenyan health system gaps around PE/E knowledge and attitudes. Researchers aim to enhance PE/E prevention and management, and ANC accessibility/acceptability by sharing and integrating findings with…
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…
Risk factors for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Cambodia
Ending Eclampsia, 2017 Cambodia-specific data on demographics, health risks, barriers to accessing care, pregnancy-related care, maternal death data, newborn/infant death data, national/provincial policies, and delivery capacity.
