Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Imminent Eclampsia in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: To determine the frequency of maternal and foetal outcomes among women with imminent eclampsia at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mardan Medical Complex, Mardan, Pakistan from 7 July 2024 to 7 January 2025. Methodology: A total of 124 women aged 18 to 35 years with singleton pregnancy, gestational age >32 weeks and imminent eclampsia were included through non-probability consecutive sampling. Maternal and foetal outcomes were recorded during hospital management and follow-up. Data were analysed using IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 26. Chi-square test or Fisher exact test was applied after stratification and p-value ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age was 26.70 ± 4.22 years, mean gestational age was 36.62 ± 1.64 weeks and mean body mass index was 24.41 ± 2.10 kg/m². Caesarean section occurred in 88 (71.0%), antepartum haemorrhage in 29 (23.4%), acute renal failure in 32 (25.8%), HELLP syndrome in 28 (22.6%) and postpartum haemorrhage in 31 (25.0%). Intrauterine growth restriction occurred in 42 (33.9%), prematurity in 48 (38.7%), intrauterine death in 16 (12.9%) and perinatal mortality in 26 (21.0%). Conclusion: Imminent eclampsia was associated with considerable maternal and foetal complications, requiring early recognition, close monitoring and timely obstetric management.
Institution: Mardan Medical Complex, Mardan
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7204778249