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• a variation of preeclampsia.

pre-eclampsia

British  

/ ˌpriːɪˈklæmpsɪə /

noun

1. pathol a toxic condition of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, protein in the urine, abnormal weight gain, and oedema Compare eclampsia

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But the couple said they could never have predicted what would happen after two days in Nashville when Issy developed pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening complication that can affect women in the second half of pregnancy.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

At the time, she believed the issue was related to the after-effects of pre-eclampsia.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

In this way, Dr Chrastil says, "we can determine whether any of these changes could help predict things like postpartum depression or understand how something like pre-eclampsia could affect the brain".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024

Olympian Allyson Felix, who developed pre-eclampsia during her first pregnancy and had to have an emergency cesarean section at 32 weeks.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2024

But there’s another vulnerable group who benefit from daily low-dose aspirin: pregnant women at risk of developing pre-eclampsia, life-threatening high blood pressure.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2024