Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016 Findings revealed that women who experienced hypertension during pregnancy have an increased mortality risk, particularly for Alzheimer disease, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and stroke. Download the paper.
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Charity: A health volunteer success story
Ending Eclampsia, 2017 At an Ending Eclampsia-led training, CHEWs also learned how to support women preparing for childbirth. For example, prior to going into labor, pregnant women should know their expected date of delivery; the position, the lie, and the presentation of the fetus; and…
Serum Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4 (FABP4) Predicts Pre-Eclampsia in Women With Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes Care, 2016 For each doubling of serum fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) levels, the risk of pre-eclampsia increased by 40 percent and 60 percent at 14 and 26 weeks, respectively.
Preconceptional and maternal obesity: epidemiology and health consequences
The Lancet, 2016 The review examines the health of the fetus and newborn baby and at the heightened risk for longer-term maternal morbidity, and provides recommendations for preventing adverse health consequences of preconceptional and maternal obesity.
For pre-eclamptic women, access to essential medicines can save lives
By Amy Dempsey and Saumya RamaRao The global health community knows how to prevent women from dying during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum. The science that describes what works and what does not is out there, and as dissemination channels increase…
Risk Factors for Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia in Ethiopia
Ending Eclampsia, 2016 Ethiopia-specific data on demographics, health risks, barriers to accessing care, pregnancy-related care, maternal death data, newborn/infant death data, national/provincial policies, and delivery capacity.
Ending Eclampsia hosts inaugural webinar!
“How Undernutrition and Hypertension Impact Pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia and Pre-term Birth” September 15 at 9 a.m. (EST) Watch recorded presentations here! Presenters: Laura Magee, MD, St. George’s Hospital “The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) – best practices” Tabassum Firoz, MD, The Warren…
