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  1. Preeclampsia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Apr 15, 2022 · With preeclampsia, you might have high blood pressure, high levels of protein in urine that indicate kidney damage (proteinuria), or other signs of organ damage. Preeclampsia usually …

  2. Preeclampsia - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    What is preeclampsia? Preeclampsia is persistent high blood pressure that happens during pregnancy or after giving birth. It is potentially serious and its complications, such as liver and kidney damage, …

  3. Preeclampsia: Signs, Causes, Risk Factors, Complications, Diagnosis ...

    Jul 18, 2025 · Preeclampsia is a condition marked by high blood pressure in pregnant women. Learn more about the causes, risk factors, symptoms, and treatment of this serious condition.

  4. Home - Preeclampsia Foundation

    Thousands of women and babies get very sick each year from a dangerous condition called preeclampsia, a life-threatening hypertensive disorder that occurs only during pregnancy and the …

  5. Pre-eclampsia - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Dec 10, 2025 · Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder that affects 3-8% of women who give birth worldwide (1). Pre-eclampsia can progress to eclampsia which involves seizures and can be life …

  6. Preeclampsia | About the Disease | GARD

    Preeclampsia is a complication of pregnancy in which affected women develop high blood pressure (hypertension); they can also have abnormally high levels of protein in their urine (proteinuria). This …

  7. Preeclampsia - American Pregnancy Association

    Preeclampsia is a condition that occurs only during pregnancy. Learn the symptoms, risks, treatment and prevention of Preeclampsia.

  8. Preeclampsia And Eclampsia - Harvard Health

    Jun 27, 2023 · A woman with preeclampsia develops high blood pressure and usually protein in her urine, and she often has swelling (edema) of the legs, hands, face, or entire body. When …

  9. Preeclampsia: Toxemia, Causes, Symptoms & Risk Factors

    Preeclampsia is a serious medical condition that can occur about midway through pregnancy (after 20 weeks). People with preeclampsia experience high blood pressure, protein in their pee, swelling, …

  10. Preeclampsia and Eclampsia - The Merck Manuals

    Preeclampsia is a certain type of high blood pressure that happens during pregnancy. The placenta (afterbirth) is the organ in your uterus (womb) that feeds the fetus (baby). Preeclampsia can cause …