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First Comprehensive Care Plan to Prevent Preeclampsia Published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
April 28, 2023
First Comprehensive Care Plan to Prevent Preeclampsia Published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Recommendations for high-risk expecting parents and health care providers to promote the prevention of preeclampsia, a leading cause of pregnancy-related death in the United States.

In the Room Where It Happens: A Recap of the 2022 AIM Conference
September 27, 2022
In the Room Where It Happens: A Recap of the 2022 AIM Conference

Education Manager Maggie Barker recaps the 2022 Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health Conference.

Preeclampsia Foundation Cuff Kit wins Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health prize for HHS Hypertension Innovator Award Competition
December 21, 2021
Preeclampsia Foundation Cuff Kit wins Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health prize for HHS Hypertension Innovator Award Competition

The Preeclampsia Foundation announced that its Cuff Kit™ program is a Phase 1 winner of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) Hypertension Innovator Award Competition.

Understanding long-term effects of Preeclampsia and taking charge
November 18, 2021
Understanding long-term effects of Preeclampsia and taking charge

Preeclampsia puts women at increased risk for heart disease as well as stroke and high blood pressure later in life. Large population studies have demonstrated that two of three preeclampsia survivors will die of heart disease. That’s news to m...

Preeclampsia Foundation plans a doula-focused educational webinar
November 11, 2021
Preeclampsia Foundation plans a doula-focused educational webinar

The Preeclampsia Foundation, a patient advocacy organization for those affected by high blood pressure in pregnancy, is partnering with Shaconna Haley to present a special webinar on Wed. Dec. 1, 2021 at 1 pm for doulas on their role to support and e...

Preeclampsia is Focus of  SMFM Presidential Workshop
January 22, 2021
Preeclampsia is Focus of SMFM Presidential Workshop

On Jan. 25-26, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) and the Preeclampsia Foundation will bring together leading national and international clinicians and researchers for an in-depth look at how to better predict, prevent, and manage preecla...

Advocates Seek Progress on Preeclampsia Biomarker Development
September 25, 2020
Advocates Seek Progress on Preeclampsia Biomarker Development

The Preeclampsia Foundation is urgently calling for the development of biomarker tests for simple, rapid, and accurate diagnosis and prediction of preeclampsia, a life-threatening hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. This call-to-action statement reco...

Preeclampsia Foundation Leads Effort to Mobilize Home Blood Pressure Cuffs
May 19, 2020
Preeclampsia Foundation Leads Effort to Mobilize Home Blood Pressure Cuffs

The Preeclampsia Foundation is responding to the needs of pregnant and postpartum women, during COVID-19, with the introduction of The Cuff Kit™.

Nurses Matter - 10 Ways You Support Patients
March 31, 2020
Nurses Matter - 10 Ways You Support Patients

This article was originally written in 2013, but is still especially relevant today on National Nurses Day during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you to all the many nurses and midwives in our community who do what is best for their patients! In 2013,...

President Signs Critical Maternal Mortality Legislation
December 13, 2018
President Signs Critical Maternal Mortality Legislation

This is a great day for preeclampsia and the beginning of the end of needless deaths. Late last night, President Trump signed into law the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act. We are very proud and incredibly thankful! This legislation will directly impac...

Preeclampsia Foundation Announces Patient Coalition to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
December 12, 2018
Preeclampsia Foundation Announces Patient Coalition to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes

Melbourne, Florida – December 12, 2018 – The Preeclampsia Foundation is pleased to announce MoMMA’s Voices, a national coalition of patient organizations and individuals with lived experiences or those who represent them, using thei...

Reviewing Maternal Deaths is First Step in Preventing Them
March 06, 2018
Reviewing Maternal Deaths is First Step in Preventing Them

Data from nine states’ Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs) has been collected and analyzed under the “Building U.S. Capacity to Review and Prevent Maternal Deaths” project. For the first time, this report includes recommend...

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