Barriers and facilitators to healthcare practitioners providing care for pregnant women with epilepsy: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

Epilepsy is one of the most common long term conditions affecting women of child-bearing age, impacting approximately 1 in 200 (0.5%) pregnancies in the UK (1). Global figures of the prevalence of epilepsy in pregnancy are difficult to estimate, however it is suggested that between 0.3 and 0.8% of all gestations are impacted (2). Neurological conditions are the fourth highest cause of all maternal deaths in the UK and epilepsy related deaths show no significant sign of decreasing (3). The risk of mortality and morbidity to women with epilepsy and their babies are greater than for women without epilepsy (3).
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research