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 only true treatment for preeclampsia is the delivery of the baby and the placenta.
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Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Ultimately, in a gut-wrenching twist, her character dies following complications from preeclampsia and severe postpartum bleeding after giving birth.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
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.
—Anthea Levi, Health, 28 Apr. 2026
The team first tested the process in baboons and five nonpregnant volunteers before moving on to pregnant women who had been admitted to the hospital with preterm preeclampsia.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026
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Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Ultimately, in a gut-wrenching twist, her character dies following complications from preeclampsia and severe postpartum bleeding after giving birth.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
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.
—Anthea Levi, Health, 28 Apr. 2026
The team first tested the process in baboons and five nonpregnant volunteers before moving on to pregnant women who had been admitted to the hospital with preterm preeclampsia.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 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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