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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy significantly increase your risk of developing long-term heart problems. A careful review of blood pressure elevations during and after pregnancy may assist in identifying patients at risk of heart disease. ...
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) can affect different groups of women in different ways, and even though we know this happening, we don't fully understand why. There are many factors, like biology, the environment, culture, and access to hea...
There is growing evidence that studies examining pregnancy and its complications need to start sooner than previously standard. Key gestational milestones, which have lasting effects during and after pregnancy, occur in the periconceptional period: t...
It is known that chronic hypertension and high BMI (body mass index) are risk factors for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). Studies documenting this risk have usually assessed blood pressure and BMI shortly before or early in pregnancy...
Several biomarker tests are under development to predict or diagnose preeclampsia. While none of these tests are yet widely accepted in U.S. clinical practice, two FDA-approved tests are available in the U.S. for hospitalized patients to help assess...
Melbourne, FL – October 7, 2025 – The Preeclampsia Foundation launched two new educational resources to help expectant moms and their providers better understand the growing field of predictive and diagnostic tools. The “Ask About P...
Trauma-informed therapists define birth trauma and discuss ways to heal after a traumatic birth experience.
Peter Joseph Pappas preeclampsia research grant recipients' study titles and reports.
Preeclampsia Foundation and Preeclampsia Foundation Canada have announced that Olivia Nonn, PhD, Mancy Tong, PhD, and Kelsey McLaughlin, PhD are their 2024 Vision Grant research award recipients.
Preventing and managing high blood pressure with healthy lifestyle behaviors are at the center of updated clinical guidelines published this week in the American Heart Association (AHA) peer-reviewed journals Circulation and Hypertension, and in the...
While the foundations of preeclampsia are believed to develop in the early stages of pregnancy, the current screening process occurs at 20 weeks, nearly half way through the second trimester. When clinical symptoms begin to appear, often after the se...
Research suggests that preeclampsia may develop in a two-stage process. The first stage involves challenges to the way that the placenta implants and grows. In a normal pregnancy, a type of placental cell changes blood vessels in the uterus to ensure...
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