One year observational study of maternal and perinatal outcome in severe pre-eclampsia at tertiary care hospital, Belagavi

Abstract

Background: Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder involving placenta, kidney, liver, blood, cardiovascular and neurovascular system, occurring exclusively during pregnancy whose etiology is not known. It occurs in approximately 5-7% of pregnancies. It is an important cause of morbidity as well as mortality in both the mother and fetus. Features of severe preeclampsia include severe proteinuria, hypertension, symptoms of central nervous system dysfunction, hepatocellular injury thrombocytopenia, oliguria, pulmonary edema, cerebrovascular accident, and FGR. Women with severe preeclampsia must be hospitalized to try to stabilize the disease. Objective: To study the fetomaternal outcome in severe pre-eclampsia.