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Eclamptic Pregnancies: The Influence of the Fetus and Antenatal Complications
Author(s) -
Lao T.T.H.,
Chin R.K.H.,
Leung B.F.H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
asia‐oceania journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0389-2328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1987.tb00269.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , eclampsia , hyperemesis gravidarum , hydrops fetalis , obstetrics and gynaecology , fetus , pregnancy , urinary system , vaginal bleeding , gynecology , vomiting , surgery , physics , biology , optics , genetics
Abstract Twenty‐four eclamptic pregnancies over a 6‐year period were studied. These pregnancies were associated with a high incidence of certain antenatal complications, especially hyperemesis gravidarum, vaginal bleeding and urinary tract infection. There was also a high incidence of fetal abnormalities, including 2 cases of hydrops fetalis due to haemoglobin Bart's disease. The occurrence of these complications should alert the obstetrician to monitor these pregnancies carefully for the subsequent development of pre‐eclampsia and eclampsia.