Assessing The Maternal And Fetal Outcomes Among The Eclampsia Patients Attending At Dhaka Medical College Hospital Of Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Eclampsia is a life-threatening emergency that contributes to major causes of serious maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted among 125 eclampsia patients at Eclampsia ward in Dhaka Medical College and Hospital from January to August 2015. The study was aimed to assess the maternal and fetal outcomes of eclampsia patients in Bangladesh. Data were collected through face to face interview by using a pretested semi-structure questionnaire. Study results showed that majority of the respondents’ age was between 20-25 years and a number of respondents (66%) had caesarean delivery. Pulmonary edema, HELP syndrome, obstetric shock was found as maternal complications due to eclampsia and maternal death rate was 0.8%. This study also found that perinatal death due to eclampsia was 8.0% and 6.4% were stillborn and 12.8% were IUD. Birth asphyxia, low birth weight, IUGR, prematurity was evident as important causes of neonatal death among eclamptic mothers.