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Eclampsia Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Cesarean Section
- Induction of Labor
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Seizure Management
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High Blood Pressure Management
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If you have eclampsia your health care provider should carefully monitor you. Delivery is the treatment of choice for severe eclampsia. Delivering the baby relieves the condition. Prolonging the pregnancy can be dangerous to both you and your infant.
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With mild preeclampsia, treatment may be limited to bed rest, with careful daily monitoring of weight, blood pressure, and urine protein via dipstick. This careful monitoring will be required throughout pregnancy, labor, delivery, and even for 2–4...
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A cesarean section is a surgical procedure in which incisions are made through a woman's abdomen and uterus to deliver her baby.
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A C-section, also called a cesarean section, is the delivery of a baby through a surgical opening in the lower belly area.
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A cesarean section is a surgical procedure in which incisions are made through a woman's abdomen and uterus to deliver her baby. This baby is being delivered by cesarean section. (Photograph by John Smith, Custom Medical Stock Photo .)
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A cesarean section (also referred to as c-section) is the birth of a fetus accomplished by performing a surgical incision through the maternal abdomen and uterus. It is one of the oldest surgical procedures known throughout history.
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Induction of labor involves using artificial means to assist the mother in delivering her baby.
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Uterine stimulants (uterotonics) are medications given to cause a woman's uterus to contract, or to increase the frequency and intensity of the contractions. These drugs are used to induce (start) or augment (speed) labor; facilitate uterine contr...
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Uterine stimulants (uterotonics) are medications that cause, or increase the frequency and intensity of, uterine contractions. These drugs are used to induce (start) or augment (stimulate) labor, facilitate uterine contractions following a miscarr...
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These drugs are used to induce (start) or continue labor.
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