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New findings from University of Pittsburgh in the area of obstetrics described

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 14th, 2010

"Preeclampsia is a hypertensive, multisystem disorder of pregnancy whose etiology remains unknown," scientists in the United States report.

"Although management is evidence-based, preventative measures/screening tools are lacking, treatment remains symptomatic, and delivery remains the only cure. Past hypotheses/scientific contributions have influenced current understanding of preeclampsia pathophysiology and guided management strategies and classification criteria," wrote M.J. Bell and colleagues, University of Pittsburgh.

The researchers concluded: "To provide insight into how past hypotheses/scientific contributions have shaped current practice...

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