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Health Encyclopedia: Eclampsia

Alternative Names

Toxemia with seizures

Treatment

Awoman with eclampsia should be continously monitored. Delivery is the treatment of choice for eclampsia in a pregnancy over 28 weeks. For pregnancies less than 24 weeks, the start of labor is recommended, although the baby may not survive.

Prolongingpregnancies in which the woman has eclampsia results in danger to the mother andinfant death in approximately 87% ofcases.

Women may be given medicine to preven...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Health Guide

C-section

A C-section, also called a cesarean section, is the delivery of a baby through a surgical abdominal incision. Alternative Names Abdominal delivery; Abdominal... Read more »

Transient tachypnea: newborn

...requirement will usually be highest within a few hours after birth and then begin to decrease. Most infants with TTN improve in less than 12-24 hours. If your baby is breathing very rapidly,... Read more »

Facial nerve palsy due to birth trauma

...Definition This condition describes facial paralysis caused by pressure on the facial nerves while an infant is inside the uterus or being delivered. Alternative Names Seventh... Read more »

Transient tachypnea: newborn

...RDS Definition Transient tachypnea is a respiratory disorder usually seen shortly after delivery in babies who are born near or at term. Transient means it is short-lived (usually less... Read more »

Omphalocele repair

... Indications Omphalocele is a life-threatening event requiring immediate intervention. The infant may be born underweight (small for gestational age) due to stress from this condition... Read more »

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Infant care following delivery

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