By Dr. Amanda Henry, The George Institute Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-related condition characterised by high blood pressure and evidence of other effects on organs of the pregnant woman and her baby, such as protein in the urine, abnormal blood tests…
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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…
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.
Nutrition and pre-eclampsia risk factors in Ethiopia
By Khadijah Alibhai In Ethiopia, 412 women die per 100,000 live births. Most of these deaths are preventable, and 19 percent of them are from hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E). Typically, pre-eclampsia is detectable during early…
Maternal serum bisphenol A levels and risk of pre-eclampsia: a nested case–control study
European Journal of Public Health, 2017 BPA was detectable in 78.6 percent of the maternal serum samples at three levels: Low, medium,and high. BPA concentrations were significantly higher in the serum samples collected from the pre-eclampsia cases than those from controls.…
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…
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…
Risk factors for pre-eclampsia in Trinidad and Tobago
Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This infographic provides data on risk factors, policies, health system capacity and community perceptions in Trinidad and Tobago-specific data on demographics, health risks, barriers to accessing care, pregnancy-related care, maternal death data, newborn/infant death data, national/provincial policies,…
