Echocardiography, commonly referred to as cardiac ultrasound or an “echo”, generates visual images of the heart known as echocardiograms. This imaging technique is especially informative d...
There is an increased cardiovascular risk after a pregnant woman has preeclampsia. Previous research found that there are signs of early cardiovascular aging when a woman is six months postpartum...
The accuracy of medical history is critical for the care of any patient. Preeclampsia increases the risk of complications in future pregnancies and is also associated with an increased risk of cardiov...
The authors of this paper note that an increasing number of people are being readmitted to the hospital within six weeks of discharge home after delivery and that many of these persons had a hypertens...
This study aimed to examine the performance of two algorithms for diagnosis of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) with medical record data from a large cohort of pregnant women. In th...
Washington, DC – April 11, 2024 – On April 10, one day before the start of Black Maternal Health Week, the Preeclampsia Foundation in partnership with Thermo Fisher Diagnostics held a Hill...
Advocate Shakima Tozay discusses the Black maternal health crisis and how we can improve outcomes for BIWOC patients with preeclampsia.
The loss of your expected pregnancy experience is especially hard at the holidays. Grief is normal - here are five tips to help you cope.
Birth Trauma Resources Between 25 and 34 percent of women report that their births were traumatic. A traumatic birth experience is defined by circumstances in which the individual patient bel...
Doulas can help bridge the gap for any mom, but especially those most vulnerable to maternal illness and death.
North Bethesda, MD – February 10, 2024—The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) today announced the launch of a new public-private partnership to develop tools to identi...
January 25, 2024 – Melbourne, FL – The Preeclampsia Foundation welcomed a new group of officers to their 2024 Board of Directors today. Robyn D’Oria, MA, RNC, APN will serve as the n...
The Preeclampsia Foundation announced today that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded new funding for its MoMMA’s Voices program, a national coalition of patient advocacy...
September 7, 2023 - Rockville, Md. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)— awarded an evaluation a...
SAN FRANCISCO - April 28, 2023 A new special report published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG) provides a methodical, comprehensive approach to managing preeclampsia, one...