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This study aimed to identify potential risk factors in pregnant women that can lead to the development of eclampsia and pre-eclampsia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted in the BVH, Bahawalpur (July 2021\u2013December 2022), to record socio-demographic information, risk factors, clinical symptoms, and treatment administered, which was linked with maternal and neonatal outcomes. The Chi-squared test was applied to describe the relation in categorical variables. Odds ratio were calculated by binary logistic regression for normally distributed significant values.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 85 women with eclampsia and 43 with pre-eclampsia were included in the study. The eclamptic women showed a higher rate of illiteracy, were overweight, and married to their cousins. They presented with high systolic blood pressure, proteinuria, and low platelet count (OR\u2009=\u20097.24, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.60\u201332.68,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.01), increased respiratory rate, and elevated AST, ALT, and LDH levels at the time of diagnosis. Women administered with MgSO\n                      <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                      10\u2005g\/day (48.5% survived vs. 77.4% non-survived) showed high perinatal mortality compared to a 4\u2005g\/day dose (30.9% survived vs. 16.1% non-survived) or those who hadn't received magnesium sulfate (20.6% survived vs. 6.5% non-survived).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Advanced maternal age (\u226535), overweight, elevated AST, ALT, and LDH levels, consanguinity, and grand multiparity were associated with higher perinatal mortality. 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