Health Condition 1: null- Neonates of Eclamptic mothers
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: The low - dose regimen consisted of the following: a loading dose of 3g of magnesium sulphate intravenously plus a 2.5g intramuscular injection in each buttock (for a total of 8g
and neonates (of these eclamptic mothers) are not administered any magnesium sulphate
Sponsors
BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE BURDWAN
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Eclampsia was diagnosed if there was h/o generalized tonic clonic convulsions with or without elevated blood pressure and proteinuria (by dipstick method) in the absence of any underlying seizure disorders after 20 wks of gestational age. 2. All cases of antepartum, intrapartum eclampsia, presenting in obstetric emergency, labour rooms and/or wards who gave informed consent to participate in the study were included in the study. 3. Neonates (of eclamptic mothers), of gestational age > 28 wks, were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Eclampsia patients who had renal failure, severe pulmonary oedema with respiratory failure, having received magnesium sulphate and/or other anticonvulsant before coming to our hospital, cerebrovascular accident and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) were excluded from the from the present study. Neonates (of eclamptic mothers), of gestational age < 28 wks were excluded from the present study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of neonatal outcome in terms of Apgar score(5min), time to first stool ( or 24 hrs), time to first void ( or 48 hrs) , admission to NICU, no. of episodes of feeding intolerance (3 or 3), %age of neonates with respiratory depression, %age of neonates with hypotonia.Timepoint: Early neonatal period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cord blood magnesium level & maternal blood magnesium level at the time of deliveryTimepoint: At the time of delivery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMONALISA DAS
BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE, BURDWAN
Outcome results
None listed