title: Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and related severe complications, identify other associated factors and compare maternal and perinatal outcomes in women with and without these conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health (WHOMCS) database.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study implemented at 357 health facilities conducting 1000 or more deliveries annually in 29 countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
  
  
  METHODS
  All women suffering from any hypertensive disorder during pregnancy, the intrapartum or early postpartum period in the participating hospitals during the study period.
  
  
  METHODS
  We calculated the proportion of the pre-specified outcomes in the study population and their distribution according to hypertensive disorders' severity. We estimated the association between them and maternal deaths, near-miss cases, and severe maternal complications using a multilevel logit model.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Potentially life-threatening conditions among maternal near-miss cases, maternal deaths and cases without severe maternal outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 8542 (2.73%) women suffered from hypertensive disorders. Incidences of pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and chronic hypertension were 2.16%, 0.28% and 0.29%, respectively. Maternal near-miss cases were eight times more frequent in women with pre-eclampsia, and increased to up to 60 times more frequent in women with eclampsia, when compared with women without these conditions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The analysis of this large database provides estimates of the global distribution of the incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The information on the most frequent complications related to pre-eclampsia and eclampsia could be of interest to inform policies for health systems organisation.
authors.affiliation: Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales, Rosario, Argentina.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abalos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuesta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carroli
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008877:Middle East / Q000453:epidemiology; D010298:Parity; D011050:Policy Making; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D014944:World Health Organization; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Eclampsia; incidence; near miss; pre-eclampsia; risk factors; severe maternal outcomes