Pre-eclampsia

The causes for this disease would be kidney disease, adrenal gland disease, narrowing of the aorta, and pregnancy causing pre-eclampsia. Primary hypertension consists of the remaining 90 percent of all cases and has many risk factors and causes. However, in most cases of this disease, the exact cause is unknown. Early in the disease the individual normally has no symptoms…

Preeclampsia in pregnant women and to correlate this to association to clinical and recommended periodontal considerations. Keywords: Periodontitis; Periodontal; Preeclampsia; Gingivitis Relationship between Periodontitis and Mild and Severe Pre-eclampsia in Pregnant Women Introduction: For a long time, maternal health has been identified as a critical determinant in trimming down the potential risks and complications related to pregnancy such as preeclampsia and preterm births.…

aborted rather than allowed to force the mother to go through a painful labour only to end up with a dead child. Pre-eclampsia, which usually occurs in the third trimester and gets progressively worse, is a condition in which the pregnancy causes the mother’s blood pressure to rise and kidneys/liver to shut down, putting her at risk for seizures (at which point it is classified as eclampsia), stroke, and death. All of these are clearly valid reasons for receiving an…

The statistics concerning worldwide hunger are staggering. The World Food Programme reports that approximately 795 million people worldwide suffer from hunger and malnutrition [1]. To help put this number into perspective, one in nine people are hungry. More than 3 million children under the age of five die because of poor nutrition annually. What is the Difference Between Hunger and Malnutrition? Hunger is a signal created by the body to let you know that it is time to eat. Once you eat, the…

women and it’s safe. However, research shows that most pregnant women don’t get enough exercise on a regular basis. Exercising regularly will not harm your baby; in fact, it may help in the prevention of some pregnancy-related complications like pre-eclampsia. Know what you should avoid Avoid horse riding, scuba diving, football or any contact sport that may cause any type of trauma to your abdomen. Ruling these workouts and sports out, you still have large variety of exercise you can do. Avoid…

What is premature birth? Premature birth is the definition of a baby being born before 37 weeks of being pregnant. There are many different levels of prematurity and many different risks. I will begin to name almost all the levels of prematurity. A baby being born very premature which is being born before 26 weeks of being pregnant is called a Micro Preemie. Generally the earlier your baby is born the higher the risks of health problems. Most women are relieved when they pass the stage that they…

of less than 45% or reduced shortening fraction).2,3 Though it is aymptomatic, it has many risk factors include multiparity, black race, older maternal age, pre-eclampsia, and gestational hypertension.1,4 Symptomatically PPCM presents with fatigue, edema, and dyspnea.PPCM clinically resembles patients of pulmonary emboli and eclampsia.5 Therefore,its diagnosis is often missed or delayed leading to devastating consequences: Mortality is as high as 20% to 50%.5 This article also stress on a…

Others cause being obstetric complication such as pre-eclampsia and hemorrhage resulting in hypo-perfusion [5], Hypertensive encephalopathy [6], MELAS (Mitochondrial myopathy, Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis and Stroke like episodes) [7] Adrenloeucodystrophy [8], cardiac surgery [9], head trauma [10], Angiitis…

(Goldenberg et all., 2008). It can be assumed that this is due to those with a lower BMI having a lesser blood supply to the uterus. And although women with a higher BMI are less likely to have spontaneous deliveries, they are more likely to develop pre-eclampsia or diabetes, which could lead to a physician induced preterm delivery, so it is not advised to become obese just to avoid spontaneous…

Itching may rarely occur but drowsiness and nausea are not normal. 4. If the mother has high BP, this procedure is particularly beneficial to bring BP down and might be suggested to women suffering from Pre-Eclampsia. 5. In the case of cesarean sections, the epidural may be topped up if it was already working well. 3 Pros and Cons of Epidural Anesthesia: 1. The Epidural should normally allow you to stay alert and remain an active participant in the birth…