Nursing Care for Postpartum Mothers with High Risk and Preeclampsia with Severe Feature: Two Case Studies

Abstract

     This case study intended to investigate the nursing care of postpartum mothers who had preeclampsia with severe feature and were admitted to an obstetric ward, at Rajavithi Hospital. Two cases of postpartum mothers diagnosed with preeclampsia with severe feature were explored closely, one was with multifetal pregnancy. The data was collected from the medical record and used for comparing the healthcare plan, pathologic status, nursing care, and risk factors.

The result revealed that case 1 had the LOS stage for 4 days before returning home with the baby. Meanwhile, case 2 had the LOS stage for 5 days due to unstable blood

     pressure and the low weight of the baby. Case 2 needed to take the antihypertensives at home, and her baby was then referred to Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health (QSNICH) with ventilation. However, the baby of case 2 was consequently better with the LOS stage of 24 days at QSNICH.