Pregnancy Week by Week

Handling pregnancy isn’t the easiest thing to do, but if you also have to face preeclampsia symptoms at 36 weeks, it all becomes even more difficult. Naturally it’s not only the physical symptoms that you have to live with, but also the stress of knowing that there is something wrong. The signs The most obvious [...]

Before talking about the preeclampsia symptoms, you should know what the condition really refers to. It is a complex condition that affects about 5% of all pregnant women. It is said that you have preeclampsia if you have high blood pressure and protein in your urine after the 20th week of pregnancy. Information about preeclampsia [...]

Before moving on to the symptoms of preeclampsia you should know what preeclampsia refers to. It actually means high blood pressure during pregnancy and elevated levels of protein in the urine. During this time of women’s life even the smallest changes of blood pressure could indicate the presence of preeclampsia. Symptoms of preeclampsia You should [...]

There are very many side effects of pregnancy that have been known to afflict expectant mothers. One of the lesser known side effects but which continues to affect many pregnant women is a condition known as preeclampsia. In case you are not familiar with the term, then chances are high that you have never been [...]

Pregnancy hypertension (high blood pressure) or Preeclampsia is a very serious pregnancy complication, which can lead to arrested fetal development, low birth weight, detachment of the placenta, HELLP syndrome etc. However, most women with preeclampsia go on to deliver healthy babies for which the symptoms and treatment are: Symptoms of Preeclampsia may be noted in [...]

Preeclampsia or gestational high blood pressure can be a serious condition that may be dangerous during pregnancy. Now a recently developed test could detect which women are most prone to preeclampsia in late pregnancy, even before the symptoms actually manifest themselves. The test involves metabolic profiling, which will be able to detect metabolites in the [...]

Pre-eclampsia is a serious health disorder that takes place only in pregnancy and postpartum period. It can be a devastating condition for both mother and baby and currently there is no cure except to deliver the fetus. Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have discovered a key component responsible for development of pre-eclampsia [...]

A new discovery in Israel of a placental protein 13 (pp13) is thought to be the first bio marker and will be able to test for the possibility of pre eclampsia in pregnant women. Developed at Diagnostic Technologies PP13 is to undergo more thorough testing in Austria although it is already available, at a price, [...]