Table 3.
Pattern of maternal and neonatal complications among preeclampsia/ eclampsia in 2009-2013 in government hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| Variable | Response | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal complication (N=1809) | Yes | 652 (36.0%) |
| No | 1157 (64.0%) | |
| Maternal complications (N=652) | HELLP syndrome | 257 (39.5%) |
| Aspiration pneumonia | 114 (17.5%) | |
| Pulmonary edema | 114 (17.5%) | |
| Abruptio placentae | 100 (15.3%) | |
| Post-partum hemorrhage | 56 (8.6%) | |
| Institutional maternal death | 6 (0.9%) | |
| Other | 5 (0.8%) | |
| Birth weight (N=1809) | <1500 grams | 301 (16.6%) |
| 1500-2500 grams | 743 (41.1%) | |
| >2500 grams | 765 (42.3%) | |
| Neonatal complication (N=1809) | Yes | 1202 (66.4%) |
| No | 607 (33.6%) | |
| Most common neonatal complications+(N=1202) | Low birth weight | 532 (44.2%) |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | 456 (37.9%) | |
| Premature | 395 (32.8%) | |
| Still birth | 363 (30.2%) | |
| Asphyxia | 102 (8.5%) | |
| Outcome of early neonatal (N=1446) | Alive | 1296 (91.7%) |
| Dead | 150 (8.3%) |
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More than one complication may have been reported