Promising research aims to more accurately predict preeclampsia

When youre expecting a baby, you hope nothing goes wrong. But at least one in 20 people who are pregnant develop a scary complication called preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that kills 70,000 women and 500,000 babies worldwide every year.

There was no way to know when it might strike until now. New blood tests may help doctors predict and manage this dangerous condition.

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nationworld/preeclampsiacanbefatalforpregnantpeopleandbabiesnewbloodtestsaimtoshowwhosatriskmaternal/507e9e2a47da77045bc9300ddd048aa7e3f

Source: WTHR

Published on April 15, 2025