Abstract

Background: Eclampsia is a treatable and preventable cause of maternal illness and mortality, as well as a poor fetomaternal outcome, in developing countries. Despite advances in human resource health education and institutional obstetric care, delays in early detection of the problem and availability to appropriate professional care are important hurdles to lowering complications. Objective: This study aims to determine the incidence of the fetomaternal outcome of eclampsia among Bangladeshi women. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 240 patients in the Gynaecology Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh, from January 2014 to December 2015. Details and data obtained from Medical Records Section were analyzed. All patients with eclampsia were included, and fetomaternal outcomes were measured in terms of complications.