Women with pre-eclampsia have symptoms such as high blood pressure, fluid retention (edema), which can be found in the feet or hands, and protein in the urine (proteinuria). When untreated can lead to serious complications. For the unborn child, pre-eclampsia can cause growth disorders.
Pre-eclampsia is a condition that can occur in pregnant women usually during the second trimester of pregnancy (around week 20) or shortly after birth, but in many cases occurred in the third terimester (from week 27 until birth).
women with pre-eclampsia have symptoms such as high blood pressure, fluid retention (edema), which can be found in the feet or hands, and protein in the urine (proteinuria). When untreated can lead to serious complications. For the unborn child, pre-eclampsia can cause growth disorders. Women with pre-eclampsia usually do not realize that they are suffering from pre-eclampsia until the examiner.
What causes pre-eclampsia? Until now not found an answer, but there is mention due to the placenta is not functioning properly, the researchers say there are good due to poor nutrition, high body fat, or poor blood flow to the uterus, some mention of the influence of genetic but until second, there is no definite explanation.
As many as 10% of cases of mild pre-eclampsia was found in a first pregnancy. Cases of pre-eclampsia was found in 1 -2% of cases. For mild cases of pre-eclampsia, can be monitored by measurement of blood pressure and urine tests on a regular basis. For cases of severe pre-eclampsia should be monitored in the hospital. Treatment of pre-eclampsia is focused on lowering blood pressure and to address other complaints sometimes using drugs. The only way to cure pre-eclampsia is to deliver the baby. In some cases, it can mean induce birth but is highly dependent gestation.
Although no one can predict and prevent pre-eclampsia, but there is some research that says that by taking aspirin or calcium supplements in early pregnancy may help, but it remains controversial.
Complications of eclampsia pre-eclampsia is characterized by seizures. Eclampsia is very dangerous for the mother and fetus, but this case is only 1% of women in the UK who can be exposed to this complication after pre-eclampsia. Complications of pre-eclampsia is responsible for the deaths of nearly 6 per tahunnyadi British woman and the death of several hundred babies are usually due to premature birth
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