BACKGROUND: To study the association between mode of delivery and maternal and perinatal outcome in eclampsia. METHODS: This was a
tertiary care based prospective observational study conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, between the study period October
2018-September 2020.Atotal 165 cases of eclampsia, with >32 weeks gestation, reassuring foetal heart and no other complications were included
in the study. They were divided into two groups; Group I undergoing planned vaginal delivery, Group II undergoing early caesarean delivery,
maternal and perinatal outcome was analysed and compared between the two groups. RESULT: Maximum number 75 (45.45%) of the study
participants were in between 37.1-40 weeks of gestation at the time of admission, Majority of the study participants 125 (75.76%) had an
unfavorable cervix i.e., Bishop's score ≤5 on initial assessment at the time of admission. There was no maternal mortality in our study. There was no
statistically signicant difference in maternal morbidity. The still births and perinatal deaths were seen to be higher in the planned vaginal delivery
group (1 still birth and 3 perinatal deaths). Perinatal morbidity was affected by mode of delivery of delivery, gestational age, BISHOP's score,
number of convulsions at time of induction and convulsion delivery interval. CONCLUSIONS:The maternal outcome was seen to be comparable
between both the groups and there was no statistically signicant difference between them, the perinatal outcome was better in the early caesarean
delivery group as compared to the planned vaginal delivery group, specically in those with an unfavorable cervix and away from term. Early
caesarean section to expedite delivery cannot be recommended for all cases of ante partum eclampsia.