Pregnancy Complications Show Increased Risk of Heart Conditions Later
November 27, 2006 by kate baggott
Filed under Health
If you had gestational diabetes or pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, you should assume you are at greater risk of developing diabetes or a heart condition later in life.
Possible Test For Pre-Eclampsia
April 7, 2006 by kate baggott
Filed under Labor & Delivery
It’s never to early to start thinking about your next pregnancy (hahahaha).
Seriously though, if you had pre-eclampsia last time, then a new test might be able to help you next time. That’s according to an article in Macleans’ Magazine. Pre-eclampsia is recognised by high blood pressure, unexplained weight gain and protein in the urine. It affects 3 to 8% of pregnant women and the only cure is delivery of the baby.
According to the article the test relies on measuring two substances in the pregnant mother’s blood. All text quoted below is directly from the Macleans’ health section report:
Dr. Abdelaziz Kharfi, …read more
