preeclampsia
noun
pre·eclamp·sia
ˌprē-i-ˈklam(p)-sē-ə 
: a serious condition developing in late pregnancy that is characterized by a sudden rise in blood pressure, excessive weight gain, generalized edema, proteinuria, severe headache, and visual disturbances and that may result in eclampsia if untreated
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The idea is that this process can help reduce the prevalence of conditions correlated with low calcium intake, including rickets in children and preeclampsia in pregnant women.
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Anthea Levi, Health, 28 Apr. 2026
In a pilot trial involving 16 women with preterm preeclampsia, researchers found that filtering out a protein called sFlt-1 from the pregnant women’s blood was both safe and could modestly reduce their blood pressure.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026
Sharma, for one, had a serious case of postpartum preeclampsia.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026
For example, a number of pregnancy complications, like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and miscarriages, put women at higher lifetime risk of heart disease.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
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Anthea Levi, Health, 28 Apr. 2026
In a pilot trial involving 16 women with preterm preeclampsia, researchers found that filtering out a protein called sFlt-1 from the pregnant women’s blood was both safe and could modestly reduce their blood pressure.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026
Sharma, for one, had a serious case of postpartum preeclampsia.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026
For example, a number of pregnancy complications, like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and miscarriages, put women at higher lifetime risk of heart disease.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Mar. 2026
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preeclampsia
noun
pre·eclamp·sia
ˌprē-i-ˈklam(p)-sē-ə
: a serious condition developing in late pregnancy that is characterized by a sudden rise in blood pressure, excessive weight gain, generalized edema, proteinuria, severe headache, and visual disturbances and that may result in eclampsia if untreated compare eclampsia sense a, toxemia of pregnancy
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