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Year 2020 - Volume 30 - Issue 1

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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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Retrospective Evaluation of Pregnancy Outcomes with Maternal Epilepsy

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J Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2020;30(1):20-5
DOI: 10.5336/jcog.2019-73172
Article Language: EN
Copyright Ⓒ 2020 by Türkiye Klinikleri. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and obstetric outcomes of pregnant women with epilepsy at a tertiary center. Material and Methods: A total of 81 pregnant women with epilepsy were included in this retrospective cohort study. Clinical characteristics and obstetric outcomes were evaluated. Results: The mean maternal age of our cohort was 28.81±5.2 years, mean gravida was 1.78±1.17, mean gestational week at delivery was 37.8±2.07 , and mean birth weight was 2973±688.8 g with 4 (4.9%) preterm deliveries. Gestational diabetes mellitus was observed in 2 cases. Fetal growth restriction was detected in 3 (3.7%) cases. Ten neonates (12.3%) were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and no congenital chromosomal/structural anomalies were detected in any of the cases. Intrauterine fetal demise was observed in 1 (1.2%) case. The mean duration of epilepsy was 8.14 ± 5.8 years. Antiepileptic drugs were continued in 59 (72.8%) cases (11 polytherapy and 48 monotherapy). Six cases (7.4%) had seizures during pregnancy, and all 6 cases included patients who used medications during pregnancy. Conclusion: Favorable outcomes can be achieved in pregnant women with appropriately managed epilepsy.
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