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  2. New screening tool can identify preeclampsia risk sooner ...

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    A new blood test can be performed in a pregnant person’s first trimester to help assess their risk of developing preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication.

  3. Fetal distress - Wikipedia

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    The mechanism of preeclampsia/eclampsia is unknown, but consequences if left untreated can include fetal growth restriction or death, as well as pose medical risks to the mother. Signs and symptoms of preeclampsia can include swelling, protein in the urine, headaches, vomiting, and abnormal labs that assess kidney and liver function, some of ...

  4. Pre-eclampsia - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Pre-eclampsia increases the risk of undesirable as well as lethal outcomes for both the mother and the fetus including preterm labor. [11] [12] [3] If left untreated, it may result in seizures at which point it is known as eclampsia. [2] Risk factors for pre-eclampsia include obesity, prior hypertension, older age, and diabetes mellitus.

  5. Mom, 32, had a life-threatening pregnancy complication ... - AOL

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    Preeclampsia is a sometimes deadly pregnancy complication characterized by elevated blood pressure toward the end of pregnancy, which can lead to other dangerous symptoms, explains Dr. Dallas Reed ...

  6. HELLP syndrome - Wikipedia

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    HELLP syndrome was identified as a distinct clinical entity (as opposed to severe pre-eclampsia) by Dr. Louis Weinstein in 1982. [31] In a 2005 article, Weinstein wrote that the unexplained postpartum death of a woman who had haemolysis, abnormal liver function, thrombocytopenia, and hypoglycemia motivated him to review the medical literature ...

  7. Eclampsia - Wikipedia

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    Eclampsia, like pre-eclampsia, tends to occur more commonly in first pregnancies than subsequent pregnancies. [38] [39] [40] Women who have long term high blood pressure before becoming pregnant have a greater risk of pre-eclampsia. [38] [39] Patients who have gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia have an increased risk of eclampsia. [41]

  8. American Airlines flight diverts to JFK after apparent bird ...

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    An American Airlines flight departing New York's LaGuardia Airport on Thursday evening had to divert to nearby John F. Kennedy International shortly after takeoff after a reported bird strike ...

  9. Gestational Hypertension - Wikipedia

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    The genetic roots of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia are certain, as women with a family history of the condition are three times more likely to develop it when they are pregnant. [25] One of the potential causes of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia is when the trophoblast does not invade far enough into the uterine lining. [26]