What Is Preeclampsia and How Does Pregnancy Complicate?

Serious, preeclampsia occurs from the second trimester of pregnancy and requires rapid management. On the occasion of World Illness Day, Thursday, May 22, Prof. Olivier Morel, Head of the Obstetric Gynaecology Unit of Nancy's CHRU, details the symptoms and consequences of this placenta dysfunction.

If your blood pressure increases after 20 weeks of pregnancy, your doctor will start a study to determine if your condition is compatible with a preeclampsia.Preeclampsia alters your maternal blood vessels, affecting your kidney, brain, liver, and lungs, compromising your role in the future.Within the studies they will tell you to do blood tests in which, in addition to evaluating the state of your liver and your clotting, some substances will a…