Ending Eclampsia, 2018 This graphic shares the risk factors and longterm complications of HDPs, including PE/E, for women and their babies. It also includes data from Ending Eclampsia’s five project countries – Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, and Nigeria – on…
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Maternal Health Efforts Can Prevent Non-communicable Diseases
By Amy Dempsey and Saumya RamRao In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), economic advancement is linked to a health transition that shifts from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Most NCDs are from lifestyle choices and behaviors that lead to…
Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia Impacts Mothers and Babies
Each year, 15 million babies are born too soon. Of these, more than one million die from complications related to preterm birth (PTB) – or birth before 37 weeks gestation. Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of perinatal death from…
