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…
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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…
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…
Criteria-Based Audit of Quality of Care to Women with Severe Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia in a Referral Hospital in Accra, Ghana
PLOS One, 2015 Study findings showed that criteria-based audits can improve quality of care and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, and that they can be an effective tool for determining quality of care, identifying gaps in standard of care, and allowing…
The CRADLE Vital Signs Alert: an accurate device for use in low-resource settings
By Elodie Lawley, Nicola Vousden, Hannah Nathan, Andrew Shennan Obstetric haemorrhage, sepsis, and pregnancy-related hypertension kill 830 women every day. About 99 percent of these pregnancy- or childbirth-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where women in rural communities with…
Maternal deaths in the UK: pre-eclampsia deaths are avoidable
The Lancet, 2017 Between 2012 – 2014, only two women died from pre-eclampsia and eclampsia during pregnancy in the UK. This number is a reduction from the previous two-year periods, and is a big improvement since hypertensive diseases continue to be…
Balancing The Scales: Expanding Treatment For Pregnant Women With Life-Threatening Hypertensive Conditions In Developing Countries
Engender Health, 2007 Giving birth should be a time for celebration, but for more than half a million women each year—or one woman every minute—pregnancy and childbirth end in death and mourning. Ninety-nine percent of these deaths occur in the developing world,…
The burden of maternal morbidity and mortality attributable to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study from Uganda
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016 Constituting the highest burden of disease among the study’s 403 participants with hypertensive disorders, 218 (54.1 %) had severe pre-eclampsia, 172 (42.7 %) had eclampsia, and 13 had chronic hypertension or hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes or…
