"insufficient dilatation of uterine spiral arteries
Rx H2 blocker during delivery
Incidence 5%
90% occur after 34th week
Eclampsia = development of seizures
It has a 2% maternal mortality rate.
Management:
- Close monitoring
- Magnesium sulfate to prevent seizures
- Antihypertensives
-Induction of labor
Close to term- immediate delivery.
In eclampsisa - delivery is immediate regardless of fetal age
because of the danger to the mother.
Post partum