Ending Eclampsia, January 2018 Researchers examined the clinical presentation at admission, management of complications, and maternal and newborn health outcomes in the maternity unit at Kenyatta National Hospital to ascertain any differences between health outcomes of early- and late-onset pre-eclampsia.
Tag Archive for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Vitamin D and risk of pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders: Mendelian randomization study
BMJ, 2018 No strong evidence was found to support a causal effect of vitamin D status on gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia. Future mendelian randomization studies with a larger number of women with pre-eclampsia or more genetic instruments that would increase the proportion of 25-hydroxyvitamin…
A comparison between the two methods of magnesium sulfate administration for duration of 12 versus 24 h after delivery in patients with severe preeclampsia
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2015 The women of the two groups did not have significant difference according to age, BMI, parity and gravidity, gestational age at the time of delivery. Results showed that administration of magnesium sulphate…
Feasibility of community level interventions for pre-eclampsia: perspectives, knowledge and task-sharing from Nigeria, Mozambique, Pakistan and India
Reproductive Health, 2016 This editorial unpacks the diverse community perspectives on determinants of maternal health, variant health worker knowledge and routine management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), and viability of task sharing for pre-eclampsia identification and management in select…
Effects of Lactation on Postpartum Blood Pressure Among Women with Gestational Hypertension and Pre-eclampsia
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016 This study found that lactation is associated with lower postpartum blood pressure among overweight women who develop gestational hypertension, but not among women who develop pre-eclampsia. Future studies are needed to explore association…
Maternal Mortality Predictors in Women With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Retrospective Cohort Study
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…
