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Recent Examples of eclampsia
Midwives generally recommend hospital births for high-risk patients, such as those carrying twins, those with pre-eclampsia, or when a baby is breech (head up instead of down).
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Kimber Holmes, 32, has hypertension and pre-eclampsia — a complication that can lead to serious organ damage or even death.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
According to the World Health Organization, child and teenage mothers face higher risks of eclampsia (seizures), postpartum endometritis (inflamed lining of their uterus due to infection after birth) and systemic infections than women who are 20–24 years old.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Symptoms of eclampsia include high blood pressure, headaches, blurry vision and convulsions.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Kimber Holmes, 32, has hypertension and pre-eclampsia — a complication that can lead to serious organ damage or even death.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
According to the World Health Organization, child and teenage mothers face higher risks of eclampsia (seizures), postpartum endometritis (inflamed lining of their uterus due to infection after birth) and systemic infections than women who are 20–24 years old.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Symptoms of eclampsia include high blood pressure, headaches, blurry vision and convulsions.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eclampsia
Noun
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Gary McHugh went into convulsions.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
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In the 1850s and 1860s, the partisan press in the United States helped stoke the political convulsions that led to the Civil War.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The South Side once contained a lot of those tragically disappointing high-rises — the Robert Taylor Homes, Stateway Gardens, and Harold Ickes Homes, all demolished in spasms of righteous destruction.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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Winners of 15 of their last 19 and owners of the second-best record in MLB (39-22) the Dodgers boast one of the best starting staffs in baseball, this despite being without Glasnow (back spasms) for nearly a month, and getting just three innings from Snell (shoulder inflammation, elbow surgery).—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The trial included 157 people in the United States and Australia with stage 3 melanoma who had a high risk of recurrence.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
3 June 2026
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After about a five-year follow-up, the combo drug was found to reduce the risk of melanoma recurrence or death by 49% compared to pembrolizumab alone.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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An investigational dementia drug may also ease alcohol withdrawal by calming the brain inflammation linked to addiction and relapse.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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For the first year after treatment, Lola will return monthly for lab work and monitoring to ensure there are no signs of relapse.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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“Eclampsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eclampsia. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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