- a variation of preeclampsia.
pre-eclampsia
Britishnoun
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"In my case, severe pre-eclampsia can lead to organ failure so it was a really serious situation" said Ferris.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
According to the NHS website, pre-eclampsia affects some women during pregnancy or soon after their baby is delivered, with early signs including having high blood pressure.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 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
A pregnant woman may also be at risk if she is pregnant for the first time, is 35 or older, has a body mass index greater than 30, or has a family history of pre-eclampsia.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
“I’ve started to ask the patient's parents, ‘When you were pregnant, did you have pre-eclampsia, hypertension or diabetes?’
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
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