Pre-eclampsia

Pre-eclampsia
Dr Trisha Macnair
Each year in the UK, about ten women and as many as 1,000 babies die because of a condition related to pregnancy called pre-eclampsia.
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Pre-eclampsia occurs most frequently in first pregnancies. It is more common in women who have diabetes or who are carrying twins. Some women seem to have a strong tendency to develop the disease and suffer from pre-eclampsia with every pregnancy.
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Pre-eclampsia occurs in approximately 5% of all pregnancies. The incidence of eclampsia is approximately 1 out of 2000 to 3000 pregnancies.
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Pre-eclampsia occurs in five percent of pregnant women, and it is more common in first pregnancies. The cause is not known. Symptoms include high blood pressure, swollen hands and face, and abnormally high levels of protein in the urine.
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PRE-ECLAMPSIA; ECLAMPSIA (Pregnancy Toxemia)
SYMPTOMS"Pre-eclampsia: Sudden weight gain, high blood pressure, albuminuria, headaches, dizziness, spots before the eyes, epigastric pain, edema (swelling) of the legs and feet.
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The four categories of hypertension during pregnancy are pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, chronic hypertension, and transient hypertension.
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About one sufferer in 20 will get pre-eclampsia in the next pregnancy, with the individual risk higher for those who suffered eclampsia relatively early in the pregnancy and lower for those who had a fit at or near term.
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Kidney and urological disorders
Pre-eclampsia in pregnant women
Psychological factors such as stress, anger, or fear
Various medications
"White coat hypertension" may occur if the medical visit itself produces extreme anxiety ...
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Pregnancy -- excessive swelling may be a sign of pre-eclampsia, a serious condition sometimes called toxemia, that includes high blood pressure and swelling
Being overweight
Increased age
Injury or trauma to your ankle or foot ...
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In fact, one in six women report their first incidence of partner abuse during pregnancy. One study concludes that a woman is more likely to be abused by her partner than suffer from pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes or placenta previa, ...
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