pre-eclampsia

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pre-eclampsia:

see eclampsiaeclampsia
, term applied to toxic complications that can occur late in pregnancy. Toxemia of pregnancy occurs in 10% to 20% of pregnant women; symptoms include headache, vertigo, visual disturbances, vomiting, hypertension, and edema.
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The team from the Department of Women & Children's Health at King's carried out a trial comparing the current and new methods in women suffering from pre-eclampsia at 34-37 weeks of pregnancy, to see if they could reduce adverse outcomes for the mother such as hypertension, and without impacting substantially on the baby.

King's College London: Planned delivery reduces impact of potentially fatal pregnancy complication, trial finds

The study drew its basis from a trial comparing the current and new methods in women suffering from pre-eclampsia at 34-37 weeks of pregnancy and was published in the journal 'The Lancet'.

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This resulted in a high sensitivity for preterm pre-eclampsia (76%), but a relatively low specificity (55%)15.

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Experts examined data for 6.3 million women in English hospitals between 1997 and 2015, during which time 276,389 pregnancies were affected by high blood pressure and 223,715 by pre-eclampsia. The study found that the risk of developing a serious heart and circulatory condition increased by 45 per cent if a woman had high blood pressure during pregnancy, or by 69 per cent for women who had experienced pre-eclampsia.

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"A woman has a higher risk of developing pre-eclampsia if her blood pressure was high before pregnancy, her blood pressure was high in a previous pregnancy and/ or she had a medical problem or a condition that affects the immune system.

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Expert Dr Pat O'Brien said: "Pre-eclampsia occurs when the placenta doesn't work properly.

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Delivery is the only cure for pre-eclampsia. Management outcome depends on gestational age and severity of the disease.

Pre-eclampsia needs team based approach as it affects not only the women but fetus as well - Prof. Farrukh Zaman

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are at times treated as components of a common syndrome.

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[5] However, the incidence of headache is far greater in patients with pre-eclampsia; a case-control study showed an odds ratio of 4.95 (95% confidence interval 2.47-9.92) of headache being more frequent in pre-eclampsia.

Acute severe headaches in pregnancy are a 'red flag': A review based on case reports and key messages for healthcare practioneers

PRE-ECLAMPSIA normally occurs around the second half of the pregnancy, or just after the baby is delivered.

My health and the health of my babies were in danger; As Beyonce reveals pre-eclampsia forced her to take bed rest, PRUDENCE WADE finds out what you need to know about this serious problem that can affect pregnant women

Pre-eclampsia (PE) is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity worldwide.

Consensus statement on the potential implementation of the sFlt-1/PIGF ratio in women with suspected pre-eclampsia