Preeclampsia is often misattributed as simply high blood pressure in pregnancy, but it can be so much more. This printable bookmark lists the most common warning signs.
Pregnancy can be a complex time and pregnancy advice abounds. These four notes in a printable bookmark help to remind you of some of the latest evidence-based research to avoid outdated advice and know when to consult your provider.
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.
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.
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.
