Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system, most often the liver and kidneys. Pre-eclampsia is estimated to complicate 3 percent to 6 percent of all pregnancies. The rate of pre-eclampsia in the U.S. has increased 25 percent in the past two decades, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It is a leading cause of maternal and infant illness and death.

  Many things can affect the baby when it is born with Preeclampsia. Infant death is one of the most devastating consequences of preeclampsia. In the U.S., approximately 10,500 babies die from preeclampsia each year and an estimated half a million worldwide. Many countries do not have the means to keep a premature baby alive, so the rate of newborn children died in these countries is much higher. Preeclampsia has been linked to a host of lifelong challenges for infants, among them learning disorders, epilepsy, blindness, and deafness.

  Experts are not sure why Preeclampsia occurs. Some often think that preeclampsia occurs from damage to the blood vessels, insufficient blood flow to the uterus, and immune system problems. There are also risk factors to watch out for. Such as First pregnancies, the chances of preeclampsia during a first pregnancy are considerably higher than the 2nd or 3rd ones. Family history, a woman who is mother or sister had preeclampsia has a higher risk of developing it herself.

   Preeclampsia can be cured, but unfortunately, it cannot be cured until after the pregnancy. Antihypertensives are one way to treat your condition, Antihypertensives are drugs people use to lower your blood pressure. When untreated after the child is born it can develop into seizures and you must take Anticonvulsants. These two treatments are the only known treatments for Preeclampsia.

   EDITED: Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system, most often the liver and kidneys. “Black women are more likely to develop pre-eclampsia and to experience poorer outcomes associated with the condition … in rare cases, death”, study authors wrote. HCUP is sponsored by the federal government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Pre-eclampsia is estimated to complicate 3 percent to 6 percent of all pregnancies. The rate of Pre-eclampsia in the U.S. has increased 25 percent in the past two decades, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It is a leading cause of maternal and infant illness and death.

   Many things can affect the baby when it is born with Pre-eclampsia. Infant death is one of the most devastating consequences of Pre-eclampsia. In the U.S, approximately 10,500 babies die from Preeclampsia each year and an estimated half a million worldwide. Many countries do not have the means to keep a premature baby alive, so the rate of newborn children dying in these countries is much higher. Pre-eclampsia has been linked to a host of lifelong challenges for infants, among them learning disorders, epilepsy, blindness, and deafness.

     Experts are not sure why Preeclampsia occurs. Some often think that preeclampsia occurs from damage to the blood vessels, insufficient blood flow to the uterus, or immune system problems. There are also risk factors to watch out for. Such as first pregnancies, the chances of Pre-eclampsia during a first pregnancy are considerably higher than the 2nd or 3rd ones. Family history,  if a mother or sister had Pre-eclampsia, the offspring has a higher chance of developing it herself.