Tori Bowie was a world champion sprinter and three-time Olympic medalist. The 32-year-old was also about to be a mother and died recently due to complications during childbirth. Officials have cited ...

Women whose pregnancies are complicated by eclampsia, a rare but serious condition, are at much higher risk of developing CVD in the year after pregnancy, new data show. For lead researcher Jessica C.

A test which can detect a potentially life-threatening condition in pregnancy has been recommended for use in Scotland. Healthcare Improvement Scotland has recommended the test, which can identify ...

Few periods of life are more closely monitored and supervised than during one's pregnancy. Throughout this time, trained medical professionals conduct a series of prenatal visits with the mother-to-be ...

June 24 -- TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Preeclampsia may change the way arteries respond to insulin, thereby increasing the risk of cardiovascular problems years after the dangerous pregnancy ...

When you’re expecting a baby, you hope nothing goes wrong. But at least one in 20 people who are pregnant develop a scary complication called preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that kills 70 ...

Eleni Tsigas likens her first experience with preeclampsia to a plane crash. She was in the midst of what she thought was a healthy first pregnancy, with low risk for complications. But at 29 weeks, ...

Pre-eclampsia is a multisystem, life-threatening pregnancy related disorder, with an incidence reaching 2-8% of pregnancies 1. It is usually defined by the new onset of hypertension and proteinuria, ...

High blood pressure during pregnancy is common, but it doesn’t always mean preeclampsia. It may appear early, late, or even ...

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication with serious risks for mother and child. The only real cure for preeclampsia is ...