Maternal and perinatal outcomes in early onset and late onset preeclampsia

Abstract

Purpose: This study was performed to compare the clinical findings and identify differences in risk factors between early-onset preeclampsia (EO-PE) and late-onset preeclampsia (LO-PE). Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included 516 women with singleton pregnancies and preeclampsia (none of them had superimposed preeclampsia on chronic hypertension) who delivered in a tertiary care center. Clinical findings, and maternal and perinatal outcomes were compared between early (Results: Incidences of nulliparity, previous preterm births, stillbirths, and first trimester abortions were significantly higher in women with EO-PE (p p p p Conclusions: EO-PE appears to be mediated by the placenta and associated with higher incidence of perinatal, neonatal and maternal deaths, and maternal nearmiss cases.