Dissertation for MMed (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) and FCOG Part II / Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are common and their incidence appears to be on the increase. Preeclampsia is a multi-organ, heterogeneous disorder of pregnancy associated with significant maternal, fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Because preeclampsia is a progressive disorder, invariably delivery remote from term is often necessary to halt disease progression to benefit the mother and fetus.
Objectives:
To determine the maternal outcomes in women with severe preeclampsia
To determine fetal and neonatal outcomes of infants born preterm
Methods
This was a prospective, descriptive study performed in three academic hospitals affiliated to the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Data was collected from women with severe preeclampsia, who delivered between gestational ages of 26 weeks and 33 weeks, with a minimum neonatal weight of 500g as determined by sonography.
Results:
In the sample of 92 patients enrolled, there were two maternal deaths as a result of severe preeclampsia. Eclampsia and HELLP syndrome were the most frequently observed maternal complications at 34% and 49% respectively. Caesarean section was the most frequent method used to expedite delivery in 84% of women. Of the 97 babies delivered, 20% were confirmed intra-uterine fetal deaths, 7% demised during the early neonatal period and a there was a 40% very low birth weight rate.
Conclusion:
Despite interventions to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in our setting, our outcomes are similar to those observed in other parts of the world.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/18424 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Poonyane, Thabane |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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