ArticleAJOG global reports2022
A comparative analysis of neonatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and eclampsia in Ghana.
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- Predictors and prevalence of perinatal mortality in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of virtual reality on pregnant women and fetuses: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Pooled it
- Predictors of maternal and perinatal mortality among pregnant women with preeclampsia and eclampsia at Garissa County Referral Hospital: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- "This is really going to help our wonderful mothers": A qualitative analysis of midwife perspectives on implementing a triage phone line to support home blood pressure monitoring in Ghana.Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives · 2026Article
- Effects of early vs. late administration of labetalol on maternal cerebral perfusion and fetal growth in severe pre-eclampsia.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Use and implications of the Apgar score in evaluating resuscitation of newborns with birth asphyxia in a lower-middle-income country.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- Perceived, objective, and applied numeracy among pregnant women engaged in home blood pressure monitoring in Ghana.AJOG global reports · 2025Article
- Association of risk factors, clinical presentation, and treatment with neonatal outcomes among pre-eclamptic and eclamptic women: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Ability and accuracy of patient-performed blood pressure monitoring among pregnant women in urban Ghana.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- Challenges to diagnosing and managing preeclampsia in a low-resource setting: A qualitative study of obstetric provider perspectives from Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- A socioecological description of the influencing factors to midwives' management of preeclampsia in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital.PloS one · 2023Article
- Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with preeclampsia among Omani women: A restrospective unmatched case control study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundWorldwide, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a serious complication of pregnancy, and contribute to poor maternal and neonatal outcomes. The most significant consequences of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are observed in sub-Saharan Africa, where neonatal outcomes have not been fully described. Understanding relationships between maternal disease severity and neonatal outcomes can guide patient counseling and allow the targeting of limited resources to the most at-risk neonates.
objectiveTo describe and compare neonatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia with severe features and eclampsia. STUDY
designThis study is a secondary analysis of data collected as part of a randomized controlled trial at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Participants were adult pregnant women with preeclampsia with severe features or eclampsia and their neonates. Data include prospectively collected medical and obstetrical history, intrapartum events, and neonatal outcomes. The main outcome of this secondary analysis was a composite of poor neonatal outcomes, defined as 1 or more of the following: stillbirth, very low birthweight (<1500 g), 5-minute Apgar score <7, neonatal intensive care unit admission, or a live birth with a subsequent death before discharge.
resultsMedian gestational age at delivery was 36.6 weeks (interquartile range, 33.3-38.9). Median birthweight was 2.3 kg (interquartile range, 1.6-3.0), with 227 (19.0%) birthweights <1500 g. There were 162 neonates (15.5%) with an Apgar score <7 at 5 minutes and 144 (11.9%) were stillbirths. Of live births, half (n=524, 50.3%) were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and 7.9% (n=91) died before discharge. A composite of poor neonatal outcomes was experienced by 58.2% (n=707) of neonates and was twice as likely with a maternal diagnosis of eclampsia (odds ratio, 1.91;
conclusionPoor neonatal outcomes were experienced by more than half of pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia with severe features or eclampsia. Even after controlling for gestational age, pregnancies complicated by eclampsia were twice as likely to have poor neonatal outcomes.
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