1.0. INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW OR BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Pre-eclampsia is defined as hypertension accompanied by proteinuria, usually occurs during the second half of pregnancy and causes complications in 20-80% of pregnancies. It is a hypertensive disorder occurring usually often 20 weeks of gestation. Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are not distinct disorder but the manifestation of spectrum of clinical symptoms of the same condition. In pre-eclmpsia, hypertension and protein urea are present and when convulsion occurs this is eclampsia (W.H.O 2005).

Pre-eclampsia is a condition that occurs generally in the second half of pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia is caused by high blood pressure accompanied with rapidly to severe pre-eclampsia with increased blood pressure and protein in urine. In a patient not previously hypertensive or protein in uric it may progress rapidly to severe pre-eclampsia with increased blood pressure and protein urea. When severe pre-eclampsia (S-P-E) is left un-treated. It can progress into the more serious and life threatening condition of eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia can occur before, during or after childbirth. Over half a million die each year from pregnancy related causes and 99% of these deaths occur in low and middle income countries (World Health Organization, Health Report 2005).

CHAPTER ONE

 INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER TWO 

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

CHAPTER THREE 

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER FOUR 

DATA ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION

CHAPTER FIVE 

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

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