Paper Title
ASSESSING THE MATERNAL AND FETAL OUTCOMES AMONG
THE ECLAMPSIA PATIENTS ATTENDING AT DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL OF BANGLADESH: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Farida Iasmin, Ayesha Akter, Tasnim Akter, ARM Myeenuddin Chowdhury
Eclampsia is a life-threatening emergency that contributes to major causes of serious maternal morbidity andmortality worldwide. This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted among 125 eclampsiapatients at Eclampsia ward in Dhaka Medical College and Hospital from January to August 2015. The studywas aimed to assess the maternal and fetal outcomes of eclampsia patients in Bangladesh. Data were collectedthrough face to face interview by using a pretested semi-structure questionnaire. Study results showed thatmajority of the respondents’ age was between 20-25 years and a number of respondents (66%) had caesareandelivery. Pulmonary edema, HELP syndrome, obstetric shock was found as maternal complications due toeclampsia and maternal death rate was 0.8%. This study also found that perinatal death due to eclampsia was8.0% and 6.4% were stillborn and 12.8% were IUD. Birth asphyxia, low birth weight, IUGR, prematurity wasevident as important causes of neonatal death among eclamptic mothers.
Eclampsia, Maternal outcome, Foetal outcome, Public health, Bangladesh.