Management of Preeclampsia, Severe Preeclampsia, and Eclampsia at Primary Care Facilities in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Eclampsia-related conditions are the second leading direct cause of obstetric deaths in Bangladesh. Efforts to prevent such deaths in low- and middle-income countries are increasingly focused on task shifting at the primary care level to enable frontline providers to screen and initiate treatment for women with preeclampsia, severe preeclampsia, and eclampsia (PE/SPE/E). The MaMoni Health Systems Strengthening project (funded by the United States Agency for International Development) implemented a magnesium sulfate intervention at primary care facilities in 4 Bangladesh districts in 2016 and 2017.

Methods

The project trained frontline providers through a cascade approach from the national to the union level. A PE/SPE/E patient algorithm, digital blood pressure m

SUBMITTER: Williams A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6816814 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature