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Treatment for Preeclampsia
The treatment of preeclampsia centers on controlling blood pressure, preventing seizures, protecting maternal organs, and deciding when delivery is necessary. Because preeclampsia arises from abnormal placental development and widespread dysfunction of the maternal blood…
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Diagnosis of Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is usually identified during prenatal care through a combination of blood pressure measurements, urine testing, laboratory studies, and clinical assessment. It is a pregnancy-specific disorder in which abnormal placental development and maternal blood…
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Causes of Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is caused by abnormal placental development early in pregnancy, followed by a maternal vascular and inflammatory response that disrupts normal blood pressure control and organ function. It is not produced by a single…
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Symptoms of Preeclampsia
What are the symptoms of preeclampsia? The condition most often causes high blood pressure along with symptoms such as headache, swelling, visual changes, upper abdominal pain, nausea, shortness of breath, and reduced urine output.…
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Prevention of Postpartum depression
Postpartum depression cannot usually be prevented with complete certainty, because its development reflects a combination of biological vulnerability, reproductive hormone changes, psychological stress, and social conditions that are not fully controllable. For that reason,…
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Treatment for Postpartum depression
What treatments are used for postpartum depression? The condition is usually treated with a combination of psychotherapy, antidepressant medication, and, in some cases, newer agents specifically developed for postpartum depression. These approaches are used…
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Diagnosis of Postpartum depression
Postpartum depression is identified through a combination of clinical interview, symptom review, medical history, and targeted testing to exclude other causes. It is not diagnosed by a single laboratory result or scan. Instead, clinicians…