Postpartum Preeclampsia: Incidence and Management Strategies in Iraq

A descriptive, observational, longitudinal, prospective study was conducted for 130 Iraqi women patients, approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the College of Health Sciences. The patients were pregnant women of legal age who were diagnosed with prenatal syndrome and were admitted to the hospital from January to October 2024. In this study, demographic information and data were collected from several different hospitals in Iraq. The data were collected using IBM SPSS 22 software and scored to assess quality of life. Patients' Iraqi women These included patients admitted to the intensive care unit of women of any age and parity, with a gestational period of at least 20 weeks. The results of this study indicated that the majority of participants were between the ages of 20 and 24 years, with 60 patients (46.15%) falling into this category.

The data show that 10 patients (7.69%) had no previous pregnancies, 50 patients (38.46%) had one previous pregnancy, 30 patients (23.08%) had two previous pregnancies, and 40 patients (30.77%) had three or more.

Low Birth Weight and IUGR for 11 patients (8.46%), Preterm Birth for seven patients (5.38%), and NICU admission for four patients (3.08%).

The management of hypertension in the postpartum period can be addressed with the administration of nifedipine or labetalol. In cases where patients are discharged from hospital on blood pressure medication, it is recommended that an examination is conducted no later than one week after discharge. In the majority of cases of preeclampsia, blood pressure returns to normal within 12 weeks postpartum unless the patient has undiagnosed chronic hypertension.