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La preeclampsia, en todas sus formas, puede requerir muchos análisis, tanto durante como después del embarazo. ¿Alguna vez se preguntó por qué el proveedor de atención médica le solicita tantos anális...
El embarazo es un momento ideal para familiarizarse con su presión arterial. Aquí encontrará todo lo que necesita saber sobre cómo tomarse la presión arterial en casa.
Preeclampsia strikes fast. We have heard too many stories of moms who felt like something was wrong, but didn’t have a blood pressure monitor at home, were far from a pharmacy and hours away fro...
Though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recently lifted many of the recommended COVID restrictions, COVID-19 infection increases risk of developing life-threatening hypert...
Question: Progesterone supplementation - first trimester and beyond - can it help the vascular constriction by keeping the smooth muscle relaxed (17HP shots), and is it associated with early supplemen...
On April 16, a briefing for U.S. Congressional staff offered insights about how maternity care is being provided in the midst of the COVID pandemic. We joined a number of maternal health organizations...
How to Handle Prenatal and Postpartum Appointments, From Home Your doctor or midwife has asked you to use telehealth for some of your check-ups. That means using your smart phone camera or just a reg...
A new study recently published by the New England Journal of Medicine found that women at high risk for preterm preeclampsia who took aspirin were less likely to develop the condition than women who w...
What is AFLP? Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP) is a relatively rare disorder that happens only during human pregnancy. It affects an estimated one in 10,000 to 20,000 pregnancies every year (&as...;