Table 4.

Criterion attainment for women with severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia according to the ALARM International Program

Criterion	ALARM (n,%)	Control (n,%)	p-value
	N = 68	N = 70
Anticonvulsant administered
Magnesium sulphate	26, 38.2%	20, 28.6%
Valium	7, 10.3%	7, 10.0%
None	35, 51.5%	43, 61.4%	0.455
Blood pressure recorded every four hours after birth
Yes	15, 22.1%	13, 18.6%
No	53, 77.9%	57, 81.4%	0.675
Urinary output measured at least once in 24 hours
Yes	22, 32.4%	22, 31.4%
No	46, 67.6%	48, 68.6%	1.000
Test of bleeding time
Yes	5, 7.4%	10, 14.3%
No	63, 92.6%	60, 85.7%	0.275
Test of coagulation rate
Yes	5, 7.4%	9, 12.9%
No	63, 92.6%	61, 87.1%	0.346
Platelet count
Yes	22, 32.4%	17, 24.3%
No	46, 67.6%	53, 75.7%	0.346
Albumin test
Yes	18, 26.5%	18, 26.1%
No	50, 73.5%	51, 73.9%	1.00
Total severe (pre-) eclampsia score	25.2%	23.2%	0.621