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.
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Addressing barriers to quality of underutilized commodities and services for prevention and management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Kenya
Ending Eclampsia, August 2018 The study assessed the policy and health system environment for PE/E diagnosis, referral, and treatment, including potential supply chain bottlenecks; investigated similarities and differences in PE/E knowledge, attitudes, and care-seeking behaviors among providers, women and community…
Retrospective Cohort Study: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia at Kenyatta National Hospital Nairobi, Kenya
Ending Eclampsia, February 2018 The profiles and outcomes of women with early onset of pre-eclampsia (compared to late onset) suggest that seriousness of morbidity increases with earlier onset. Although not statistically significant, more deaths were reported from women presenting with…
Addressing Barriers to Quality of Underutilized Commodities and Services for Prevention and Management of Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia in Kenya
Ending Eclampsia, March 2018 Results suggest a good policy environment in Kenya: Policy and strategy documents clearly outline prevention, management, and referral for women with PE/E, but policy documents, training materials, and job aids are not available at facilities in…
Midwives Can Reduce the Number of Preventable Deaths From Pre-Eclampsia: Research from Kenya and Nigeria
By Amy Dempsey Sunday, May 5 is International Day of the Midwife, a global advocacy day dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of these defenders of women’s rights. To raise awareness, please read and share the International Confederation of Midwives’ social media…
Screening and management of preeclampsia and eclampsia in antenatal and labor and delivery services: findings from cross-sectional observation studies in six sub-Saharan African countries
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018 This paper presents findings on the quality of clinical practices for the identification and management of PE/E in antenatal and labor and delivery care in six sub-Saharan Africa countries. Findings in this paper provide important information on the quality of…
What ails good policies on prevention and management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia: Two counties in Kenya
By Charity Ndwiga, Program Officer In Kenya, despite the maternal mortality rate remaining high—between 2003 and 2014 (more than 400 deaths per 100,000 live births)—the proportion of mothers accessing antenatal care (ANC) and emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) increased…
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Risk factors and longterm complications
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This graphic shares the risk factors and longterm complications of HDPs, including PE/E, for women and their babies. It also includes data from Ending Eclampsia’s five project countries – Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, and Nigeria – on…
Clinical outcomes of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia at Kenyatta National Hospital
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 Data collection and analysis are ongoing for this study, and findings will be shared in May 2018.
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…
