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Preeclampsia Defined

A serious disorder that occurs in the second half of pregnancy, in which a woman experiences high blood pressure, fluid retention, nausea, and headaches; if not treated it can lead to eclampsia

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Common treatment to delay labor decreases preterm infants' risk for cerebral palsy

Published August 28, 2008, 6:11 am, EurekAlert!

( University of Alabama at Birmingham ) Intravenous magnesium sulfate supplementation before preterm delivery cuts the risk for handicapping cerebral palsy in half, according to research led by University of Alabama at Birmingham obstetrician Dwight Rouse, M.D., and published in the Aug. 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Magnesium cuts risk of cerebral palsy, according to study in New England Journal of Medicine

Published August 28, 2008, 1:42 am, The Plain Dealer

Doctors still can't definitively say how it helps, but they know that magnesium given to pregnant women before they deliver prematurely cuts down on the chances of their baby developing cerebral palsy.

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Cerebral palsy rates in preemies reduced, study shows

Published August 27, 2008, 2:39 pm, Deseret Morning News

Rates of cerebral palsy have remained nearly flat for decades, despite an increase in obstetric interventions.

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Preeclampsia Can Increase Women's Risk Of Kidney Failure Later In Life, Study Finds

Published August 25, 2008, 7:13 am, Medical News Today

Preeclampsia, a condition that causes high blood pressure and other problems in about 5% of pregnancies, can significantly increase risk of developing kidney failure later in life, according to a study published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Reuters/Boston Globe reports.

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Doctors gain new insights into preeclampsia

Published August 25, 2008, 4:43 am, Hattiesburg American

Pregnant with her second child, Joan didn't make much of her abdominal pain and headaches until her symptoms worsened. By the time she saw her doctor, her blood pressure had spiked to a dangerously elevated level, triggering an emergency Caesarean section. Joan is one of hundreds of women whose brush with preeclampsia is chronicled at www.preeclampsia.org, the Preeclampsia Foundation's Web ...

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City readies for national registry of eclampsia

Published August 23, 2008, 5:02 am, The Times of India

The city is all set to have the 'national registry of eclampsia' at the Gupte hospital and centre for research in reproduction...

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Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease

Published August 21, 2008, 12:35 pm, MedicineNet.com

Title: Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease Category: Health News Created: 8/21/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/21/2008

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Preeclampsia raises kidney failure risk

Published August 21, 2008, 12:28 pm, Reuters

BOSTON (Reuters) - Preeclampsia, which produces high blood pressure and other problems in 5 percent of pregnancies, can significantly increase the risk of kidney failure decades later, Norwegian researchers reported on Wednesday.

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