Severe headache in pregnancy may indicate preeclampsia (Archives)

Severe headache in pregnancy may indicate preeclampsia

Although headaches are common in pregnancy, a severe headache may potentially indicate the presence of Preeclampsia. It’s a symptom that should be taken in conjunction with other potential symptoms.

A letter to the midwife who told me we were “fine”—

June 17, 2021

I was only 35 and I was sucked in by wanting everything to be natural, and you made me feel like I could trust you. You failed me, though. You allowed my child to die.

Close up image of a stethoscope and a blood pressure machine (Rallef, Getty Images)

It’s so much more than high blood pressure; What I wish I’d known about Preeclampsia before it killed my child

May 13, 2021

Risk factors, symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and potential impacts of one of the most common ailments in pregnancy is critical information. It’s information that could have prevented the death of my child. It’s information that prepares a preeclampsia survivor like me for potential impacts yet to come. It’s necessary information we all have a right to know.

Mountains of Kaua'i, Hawai'i (Miranda Hernandez)

Warning Signs Prior to Adrian’s Stillbirth

April 23, 2019

I have heard some people say that stillbirth isn’t preventable. And that’s a hard subject for me, because while some deaths just happen, Adrian’s didn’t have to. There were warning signs, and while they were minor, they shouldn’t have been dismissed.

Severe headache in pregnancy may indicate preeclampsia (Archives)