Objectives: To determine preeclampsia (PE) and eclampsia (E) maternal characteristics in Peruvian hospitals and influence on mother and neonate. Design: Observational, analytical, cross-sectional type study. Setting: Hospitals of the Ministry of Health of Peru. Participants: Pregnant women with or without preeclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) and their newborns. Methods: Perinatal Information System SIP 2000 data of 310 795 pregnant women and their 314 078 newborns attended at 28 MINSA hospitals during 2000-2006 were analyzed. Data analysis was done using SPSS 14.0 and Epi Info 6.0 statistical packages. Main outcome measures: Maternal and neonatal characteristics and influence of PE/E. Results: From all pregnant women 295 075 did not have PE/E (94.9%) and 15 720 had PE/E (5.1%) [preeclampsia 14 993 (4.8%) and eclampsia 727 (0.24%)]. Significant preeclampsia-associated factors were maternal a...

Objectives: To determine preeclampsia (PE) and eclampsia (E) maternal characteristics in Peruvian hospitals and influence on mother and neonate. Design: Observational, analytical, cross-sectional type study. Setting: Hospitals of the Ministry of Health of Peru. Participants: Pregnant women with or without preeclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) and their newborns. Methods: Perinatal Information System SIP 2000 data of 310 795 pregnant women and their 314 078 newborns attended at 28 MINSA hospitals during 2000-2006 were analyzed. Data analysis was done using SPSS 14.0 and Epi Info 6.0 statistical packages. Main outcome measures: Maternal and neonatal characteristics and influence of PE/E. Results: From all pregnant women 295 075 did not have PE/E (94.9%) and 15 720 had PE/E (5.1%) [preeclampsia 14 993 (4.8%) and eclampsia 727 (0.24%)]. Significant preeclampsia-associated factors were maternal a...