The Assessment Of The Effectiveness Of Magnesium Sulphate In The Management Of Pre-eclampsia

1.0. INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OR BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Pre-eclampsia is defined as hypertension accompanied by proteinuria, usually occurs during the second half of pregnancy and causes complications in 20-80% of pregnancies. It is a hypertensive disorder occurring usually often 20 weeks of gestation. Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are not distinct disorder but the manifestation of spectrum of clinical symptoms of the same condition. In pre-eclmpsia, hypertension and protein urea are present and when convulsion occurs this is eclampsia (W.H.O 2005). Pre-eclampsia is a condition that occurs general…