Objective: To describe the mode and timing of termination of pregnancy in women with mild pre-eclampsia.
Methodology: Study population was pregnant females with pre-eclampsia. Data were collected by non-probability convenience sampling from records of Obstetrics Department, Lady Willingdon Hospital, Lahore and was analyzed through SPSS version 17.
Results: The study comprised of 161 pregnant women with pre-eclampsia. Out of these, 70(43.5%) had mild pre-eclampsia and 91(56.5%) had severe pre-eclampsia. For the mild pre-eclampsia pregnant women, gestational age at diagnosis was observed to be strongly associated with maternal complications, fetal death, eclampsia and post partum hemorrhage (p
Key words: Pre-eclampsia, C-section delivery, hypertension
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