Objectives: To describe the prevalence, and clinical characteristics, and complications of different forms of preeclampsia; to describe the pregnancy outcomes of cases with preeclampsia.
Subjects and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 113 cases diagnosed with preeclampsia.
Results: Based on the time of onset, the late-onset group was more prevalent than the early-onset group (80.5% vs. 19.5%). By gestational age, the proportion of preeclampsia in the full-term group was similar to that in the preterm group (50.4% vs. 49.6%). Based on disease severity, the group with severe features had a higher proportion than the group without severe features (70.8% vs. 29.2%). The average age was 31.03 ± 8.03. The highest proportion of pregnant women had two children (51.3%). The group with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 was also high (41.6%). There were 3 cases (2.7%) of eclampsia; placental abruption, HELLP syndrome, and postpartum hemorrhage each had 1 case (0.9%). The rate of cesarean section was high (65.5%). 23 cases were sent to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Conclusion: Preeclampsia is a dangerous condition during pregnancy.