Preeclampsia developed in this patient 4 days' postpartum. Visual changes, headache, and elevated blood pressures were present on arrival to the emergency department. Coincident with the preeclampsia was a postdural puncture headache complicating the diagnosis of late postpartum preeclampsia. Pregnancy-induced hypertension laboratory values were normal, and relief of the postdural headache and ...

OBJECTIVE To review the available evidence regarding efficacy, benefits, and risks of magnesium sulfate seizure prophylaxis in women with preeclampsia or eclampsia. DATA SOURCES The English-language literature in MEDLINE was searched from 1966 through February 1998 using the terms "magnesium sulfate," "seizure," "preeclampsia," "eclampsia," and "hypertension in pregnancy." Reviews of bibliogr...

BACKGROUND Although prior studies have shown that smoking reduces preeclampsia/eclampsia risk, the consequence of giving up this habit during pregnancy should be assessed. The aims of the current study were threefold: (i) describe maternal characteristics of women with preeclampsia/eclampsia; (ii) examine a possible association between the number of cigarettes smoked daily during pregnancy and ...

Bergman, L. 2017. Cerebral biomarkers in women with preeclampsia. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1364. 98 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-513-0057-3. Preeclampsia and eclampsia are among the most common causes of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity worldwide. There are no reliable means to predict eclampsia o...

INTRODUCTION The burden of preeclampsia has been a major concern worldwide, particularly in developing countries such as Ethiopia. Preeclampsia is associated with substantial maternal complications, both acute and long-term. The aim of this research was to determine the magnitude and trends of preeclampsia/ eclampsia, maternal complications, and neonatal complications among women delivering bab...

Preeclampsia is one of the most commonly encountered hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). It is mostly feared because of its serious maternal and fetal mortalities and morbidities. Ten percent of women have high blood pressure (BP) during pregnancy, and preeclampsia complicates 2% to 8% of pregnancies 1 . Overall, 10% to 15% of direct maternal deaths are associated with preeclampsia and e...