Abstract:

Background: Approximately 289,000 women died globally from pregnancy-related causes in 2013 of which, 99% of deaths occur in developing nations. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for about 56% of all maternal deaths. A woman’s lifetime risk of dying from pregnancy-related complications in developing countries is 14 times higher than in developed countries (WHO, 2005). Pregnancy induced hypertensions like preeclampsia is one of the primary causes of death among the pregnant women. Every day in 2015, about 830 women died due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. From 830 daily maternal deaths, 550 occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa and 180 in Southern Asia, compared to 5 in developed countries.

Objectives: The study assessed the prevalence of pre-eclampsia, feto-maternal outcomes among pregnant women at Sekou Toure referral hospital delivered from July to September 2020

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed at Sekou Toure referral hospital which is situated Mwanza City council, northern part of Tanzania to gather information of 350 pregnant women delivered from July to September 2020. Random sampling was used to select study participants.

Results: The study revealed that the prevalence of preeclampsia and eclampsia among pregnant women delivered their babies at Sekou Toure from July to September 2020 were 5.4% and 2% respectively. Maternal revealed that, the participants experienced maternal death were about 2 (7.6), DIC about 4 (15.4) participants, abortion about 6 (23%) participants, abruption placenta were about 6 (23%) participants and participant experienced fits were 7(26.9). the fetal outcome of preeclampsia and eclampsia were shown that about 7 (38.8%) babies were premature, about 5 (27.7%) had low birth weight and about 3 (16.7%) had still birth and other 3 (16.7%) experienced birth asphyxia.

Conclusion: The study obtained is quite similar to other studies on pre-eclampsia in the global south which revealed a prevalence of preeclampsia ranging from 1.8% to 16.7%.