Researchers report advances vs. preeclampsia, including potential prediction

Friday, October 15, 2010 - 08:20 in Health & Medicine

In as many as 8 percent of pregnancies worldwide, women who seem fine for months develop preeclampsia, a serious complication causing symptoms including high blood pressure, severe swelling, and problems with placental development. The untreatable and unpredictable condition, with no known cause, often requires premature delivery, and can sometimes kill the mother and the foetus...

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