Essay On Pre Eclampsia
Pre-Eclampsia
When a woman finds out that she is pregnant she usually dreams about a perfect pregnancy, with a perfect delivery, and a healthy baby that gets to come home with you after a
Twenty-four hour hospital stay, but unfortunately it does not always turn out that way. Pre-eclampsia is a disorder in a pregnant woman who develops high blood pressure and protein in the urine after 20 weeks gestation. Pre-eclampsia is very dangerous and can change rapidly into life threatening disorders such as eclampsia, and HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome.
Cause
Pre-eclampsia is said to be linked to “A causal or pathogenetic model of superficial placentation driven by immune maladaptation, with subsequently reduced concentrations of angiogenic growth factors and increased placental debris in the maternal circulation resulting in a (mainly hypertensive) maternal inflammatory response” (Sibai, 2005 pg.1). This essentially means that the placenta is not implanted deep …show more content…
Some of these complications for the mother include liver failure, eclampsia, hemorrhage, renal failure, stroke and ultimately death. Some complications for the baby are pre-term birth, intrauterine growth restriction, hypoxia, and death. Women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia are also at an increased risk for stroke, seizures, heart failure, and blindness. The only known treatment for pre-eclampsia is delivery of the fetus and therefore delivery of the placenta. “Treatment is still prenatal care, timely diagnosis, proper management, and timely delivery” (Sibai, 2005 pg.1). Most women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia are stabilized with a medication called magnesium sulfate which prevents seizures related to hypertension, but must be monitored in the hospital. It is possible for pre-eclampsia to worsen into eclampsia in the immediate post-partum period and up to six weeks
When a woman finds out that she is pregnant she usually dreams about a perfect pregnancy, with a perfect delivery, and a healthy baby that gets to come home with you after a
Twenty-four hour hospital stay, but unfortunately it does not always turn out that way. Pre-eclampsia is a disorder in a pregnant woman who develops high blood pressure and protein in the urine after 20 weeks gestation. Pre-eclampsia is very dangerous and can change rapidly into life threatening disorders such as eclampsia, and HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome.
Cause
Pre-eclampsia is said to be linked to “A causal or pathogenetic model of superficial placentation driven by immune maladaptation, with subsequently reduced concentrations of angiogenic growth factors and increased placental debris in the maternal circulation resulting in a (mainly hypertensive) maternal inflammatory response” (Sibai, 2005 pg.1). This essentially means that the placenta is not implanted deep …show more content…
Some of these complications for the mother include liver failure, eclampsia, hemorrhage, renal failure, stroke and ultimately death. Some complications for the baby are pre-term birth, intrauterine growth restriction, hypoxia, and death. Women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia are also at an increased risk for stroke, seizures, heart failure, and blindness. The only known treatment for pre-eclampsia is delivery of the fetus and therefore delivery of the placenta. “Treatment is still prenatal care, timely diagnosis, proper management, and timely delivery” (Sibai, 2005 pg.1). Most women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia are stabilized with a medication called magnesium sulfate which prevents seizures related to hypertension, but must be monitored in the hospital. It is possible for pre-eclampsia to worsen into eclampsia in the immediate post-partum period and up to six weeks