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November 16, 2008

Eclampsia

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The word eclampsia derives from the Greek words meaning “like a flash of lightning”-the condition seems to strike from out of the blue, with seizures and, eventually, coma. Eclampsia, an acute and life-threatening complication of pregnancy. Eclampsia is a potentially life-threatening condition for both mother and baby and used to be quite common. Fortunately, it’s now extremely rare in the Western world because doctors can diagnose the condition in its earliest phase and they are constantly alert for the warning signs.

Pregnancy

Symptoms

Eclampsia is a medical emergency because the blood vessels in the uterus go into spasm, cutting down the blood flow to the baby so that the level of oxygen in her blood becomes dangerously low.

Your own life is threatened because the spasms lead to kidney failure. Brain oxygen levels are also lowered, causing heightened brain sensitivity, which shows as seizures. Tissues become waterlogged because of fluid retention, and hemorrhages can happen in tissues such as the liver. The earliest signs are drowsiness, headache, dimness of vision, as well as rising blood pressure and protein in the urine, edema, and right upper abdominal pain. Urgent delivery of the baby is usually required to enable proper treatment of the mother.

Treatment

If eclampsia does develop, doctors try to increase the blood flow to the mother’s brain, sedating the brain and reducing bigh blood pressure. They deliver her baby, usually by cesarean section. As soon as the baby is born, the condition begins to subside, although the mother will continue to have close monitoring after the birth.

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