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Abstract
Eclampsia is an exLremely dangerous complication of
pregnancy and if forms one of the most importa.’lt causes of
maternal and perinatal deaths.
During the past 30 years. there have been many innovations
in the management of eclampsia and various drugs have become
available. :\”evenheless maternal and foetal mortality and
morbidity are still high.
In England one in every 12 maternal deaths is being
attributed to eclampsia (Weightman. 1978).
Eclampsia is a preventable disease. in most cases it is
proceeded by pre-monitory symptoms of pre-eclampsia.
Eden ( 1922). Stroganoff (193 5) and Pekham ( 1935)
recognize important difference in the clinical picture of
eclamptic woman. Some cases would foilow a rather benign
uncomplicated course. with prompt recovenc. while others
·would frequently end in death.
It become e’>ident that any rational therapy could give
optimal results in the first group of patients and relati\·ely
unsuccessful in the second group. this second group has a remarkably high proportion of coincidental renal and \·ascular
diseases that jeopardized their
mechanism (Lopez! !era. 1976).
most vital homeostatic
The more carefully we carry out antenatal supenision the
sooner the warning symptoms of the disease and its early
physical signs of pre-eclampsia v-ill be noted. the more often
prophylactic ad,ise is given and taken. the more successful we
v.ill be tn reducing the morbidity and mortality of t.l}e disease.
Therefore. it is the antenatal care that is of the utmost
importance (Dewherst 1972).