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Eclampsia: A Review on Risk Factors, Management and Outcome
Author: Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu; Stella Malot; Getrude Uzoma Obeagu; Carine Byukusenge
Publisher: NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN MEDICAL SCIENCES
Published: 2023
Section: School of Allied Health Sciences
Abstract
Eclampsia is when a person with preeclampsia develops seizures (convulsions) during pregnancy. Eclampsia
remains a major cause of maternal mortality, particularly in teenage pregnancies. The prevalence of eclampsia
globally is reported to be 0.3% but data from individual countries suggest that prevalence and mortality risk
vary depending on region and socio-economic status. Family history of Hypertension, preeclampsia, low serum
quantity of Calcium and Magnesium, are also risk factors.