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The major causes of maternal deaths are hemorrhage, puerperal sepsis,
toxemia of pregnancy and obstructed labor, he informed and added that several studies on maternal mortality have identified the need for addressing delays in accessing emergency obstetric care and for integrated efforts for saving mothers' lives both at the community and hospital level.
Mohanty et al.21 have found significant increase in serum cholesterol in
toxemia of pregnancy in primiparous patients.
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia has also been called
toxemia of pregnancy. The incidence of eclampsia in Pakistan ranges from 0.51% to 4%10.
Let me tell Godfrey and all those who may have similar thinking this sad story: When I was just starting my practice, we had a young mother who had what we call preeclampsia or
toxemia of pregnancy. Her blood pressure would go up every time she got pregnant.
If you're at all familiar with the history of medicine, you won't be surprised to learn that in 2011 pregnant women are still getting ill and in some cases dying from an entirely preventable disease,
toxemia of pregnancy. The "hallmarks" of toxemia are high blood pressure and protein in the urine occurring during pregnancy, often accompanied by edema.