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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.
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]
Preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension occurs when a pregnant woman with chronic hypertension develops signs of pre-eclampsia, typically defined as new onset of proteinuria ≥30 mg/dL (1+ in the dipstick) in at least 2 random urine specimens that were collected ≥4 h apart (but within a 7-day interval) or 0.3 g in a 24-h period. [19]
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Severe pre-eclampsia involves a BP over 160/110 (with additional signs). It affects 5–8% of pregnancies. [20] Eclampsia – seizures in a pre-eclamptic patient, affect around 1.4% of pregnancies. [21] Gestational hypertension can develop after 20 weeks but has no other symptoms, and later rights itself, but it can develop into pre-eclampsia. [22]
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Pre-eclampsia [8] [10] Chronic hypertension [8] [11] Short umbilical cord [12] Premature rupture of membranes [8] Prolonged rupture of membranes (>24 hours). [11] Thrombophilia [10] Polyhydramnios [8] Multiparity [10] Multiple pregnancy [10] Maternal age: pregnant women who are younger than 20 or older than 35 are at greater risk
HELLP syndrome affects 10-20% of pre-eclampsia patients and is a complication in 0.5-0.9% of all pregnancies. [6] [49] Caucasian women over 25 years of age comprise most of the diagnosed HELLP syndrome cases. [50]