Research Roundup
The most important preeclampsia research studies, explained for you. A team of diverse researchers scour the peer-reviewed research journals every quarter to find the most important, cutting edge studies to bring to our consumer audience. We try to cover basic, molecular, clinical and population sciences, and a wide range of topics such as innovations in preeclampsia diagnoses, treatment, and prevention, as well as long term effects of preeclampsia, risk factors of preeclampsia, and etiology of preeclampsia.
Researchers are beginning to study if there is a link between the health of a mother’s placenta and her risk of certain pregnancy outcomes, like hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. In this study, researchers studied a placenta issue called “malperfu...
Research Roundup: Preeclampsia studies you don't want to miss
PREECLAMPSIA POLICY Joint Commission releases new requirements for hospitals when caring for women with preeclampsia and severe hypertension The Joint Commission The Joint Commission is an organization that accredits and certifies...
PREECLAMPSIA BASICS State of the art review: What we know about preeclampsia BMJ This article is a review of the scientific literature to date about preeclampsia, written by some of the most world-renowned preeclampsia researchers....
RISK Uncovering patients at risk for preeclampsia by measuring blood pressure outside of the office Journal of Hypertension This research describes white-coat and masked hypertension in a group of high-risk, pregnant Spanish women that had the...
RISK Lack of "dip" in blood pressure in mid-pregnancy is linked to an increased risk for preeclampsia BioMed Central Pregnancy & Childbirth In an uncomplicated pregnancy, blood pressure is expected to decrease in the first half...