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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At 32 weeks pregnant, she’d been rushed to the hospital for an emergency C-section after a routine checkup revealed a life-threatening case of preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication characterized by a spike in blood pressure five times more likely to be fatal for Black women.
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Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Other conditions included gestational diabetes (11%), pre-existing hypertension (6.5%) gestational hypertension (6.2%), and preeclampsia (2.2%).
—Tina Reed, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Staff focus on patients at risk for hypertension or preeclampsia, for instance, people with elevated test results during pregnancy or immediately after birth, or a history of high blood pressure during a past pregnancy.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
Research has shown that low calcium intake through diet, and especially for women who have strong risk factors for preeclampsia, supplementing with a high dose (> 1,000 mg) of calcium reduces high blood pressure, the development of preeclampsia, and the potential for preterm birth.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 30 May 2024
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Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Other conditions included gestational diabetes (11%), pre-existing hypertension (6.5%) gestational hypertension (6.2%), and preeclampsia (2.2%).
—Tina Reed, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Staff focus on patients at risk for hypertension or preeclampsia, for instance, people with elevated test results during pregnancy or immediately after birth, or a history of high blood pressure during a past pregnancy.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
Research has shown that low calcium intake through diet, and especially for women who have strong risk factors for preeclampsia, supplementing with a high dose (> 1,000 mg) of calcium reduces high blood pressure, the development of preeclampsia, and the potential for preterm birth.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 30 May 2024
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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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