Clinical Profile and Short-Term Outcomes of Neonates in Material Eclampsia

Abstract

Introduction: Maternal Eclampsia has shown to contribute to neonatal mortality and morbidities. Aim ofthe study was to determine the clinical profile and short-term outcomes of neonates born to women witheclampsia at a tertiary care hospitalMethod: In this retrospective study case records of all eclampsia mother and their newborn babies wereanalyzed, Data were recorded from case sheets of mothers, delivery register and baby files. Details wererecorded till discharge/death of babies.Results: Out of 11,661 deliveries there were 113 cases of eclampsia mothers (0.96%). Majority of newbornwere born to unbooked mother (95.57%). 57% babies were born by Caesarean section. Out of 113 births,80.5% babies were live born and 19.5% were still born. Perinatal deaths due to eclampsia was 23%. Outof 91 live births, 45 (49.4%) babies admitted to Neonatal intensive care unit. The common reasons foradmission were small for gestational age (43.9%) and low birth weight, hypoglycemia (5.4%), respiratorydistress (15.3%), severe birth asphyxia (7.6%) and 4 (4.3%) babies had neonatal death. 87/91 (95.6%)newborns were discharged.Conclusion: Maternal Eclampsia is one of the prominent etiological factors for neonatal morbidity andmortality. Prematurity, growth restriction and low birth weight are the common neonatal complications seenin babies born to mothers with eclampsia