Table 1 Characteristics of the pregnant women recruited in to the study

Age of the mother (years)

28 (5.32)

18–38

28.9 (6.3)

POG at recruitment (weeks)

22.45 (10.0)

6–38

–

Parity (mode)

1

1–5

1

Consanguinity (n, %)

2 (2.0)

–

5 (9.4)

Duration of epilepsy (years)

15.21 (8.86)

0–35

–

Number of antiepileptic drugs used

1.64

1–4

–

 Smoking

0

0

Passive Smoking (%, n)

9.3 (9)

3.77 (2)

Alcohol (%, n)

1 (1)

0 (0)

 Diabetes & GDM

4.1 (4)

5 (9.61)

 Hypertension & PIH

4.1 (4)

–

 Valvular heart disease

6.2 (6)

–

 Bronchial asthma

9.3 (9)

–

 Hypothyroidism

2 (2)

–

 Systemic lupus erythematosus

1 (1)

–

 Others^a

5 (5.2)

1 (1.93)