Eclampsia
Conditions
Interventions
none. Since this is an national observational study, there are no interventions applicable.
Sponsors
Leids University Medical Center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eclampsia: Any woman with convulsion(s) during pregnancy or in the first 10 days postpartum, not attributable to other causes. Cardiac arrest: Any pregnant women in the Netherlands identified as receiving basic life support (chest compressions and, where possible, ventilation breaths), including women who have undergone PMCS. Amniotic fluid embolism: IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY OTHER CLEAR CAUSE Either: Acute maternal collapse with one or more of the following features: • Acute fetal compromise • Cardiac arrest • Cardiac rhythm problems • Coagulopathy • Hypotension • Maternal hemorrhage* • Premonitory symptoms (restlessness, numbness, agitation, tingling) • Seizure • Shortness of breath * Excluding women with maternal haemorrhage as the first presenting feature in whom there was no evidence of early coagulopathy or cardio-respiratory compromise Or Women in whom the diagnosis was made at post-mortem examination with the finding of fetal squames or hair in the lungs Control group: For every case of eclampsia, a matching control will be retriewed from the reporting hospital. Controls will be retriewed by using the hospital registrtion of deliveries. Controls a matched only of parity.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not meeting inclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence All variables will be ascertained from anonymised photocopies from case-files and entered in a secured database. Incidence will be calculated using the CBS data on deliveries per anum. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Putative risk factors, differences in management stratagies. By using the control group analysis of different management stratagies will be performed. | — |
Outcome results
None listed