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Obstetrics
Pre-eclampsia linked with higher risk of preterm delivery
July 4th, 2002
Every 6 minutes, a woman dies of pre-eclampsia - nine women an hour, according to the Pre-eclampsia Foundation. The disorder, which is linked to hypertension and affects 3 million women a year worldwide, can be equally devastating for infants. Now, research presented at the 13th World Congress of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy by scientists from the Magee-Womens Research Institute and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine suggests that the risk of pre-eclampsia may actually decrease if a woman smokes, but that the negative effects of pre-eclampsia may persist even though the condition itself is not present in a later...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-07-04)
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