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rhianne morgan
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 Posted: 08/22/06 - 06:20 Post subject: pregnant with toxemia |
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| Please can you give me a brief definition of toximia?? and what effects it can have during pregnancy?? |
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Carifairy
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| Posted: 08/22/06 - 11:39 Post subject: |
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Toxemia(OR preeclampsia) is a dangerous condition for a pregnant woman to be in, it can kill her.IT is technically HIGH blood pressure during pregnancy..
Preeclampsia, a disorder associated with pregnancy that consists of hypertension and proteinuria, manifests most often after the 20th week of pregnancy. In the past, edema was considered a diagnostic criterion; recently, however, it has been eliminated as a requirement for diagnosis. Eclampsia is defined as seizure activity..The HIGH BLOOD pressure can cause seizures ....
Many doctors will reccomend EARLY C-SECTION, and in some cases termination of the pregnancy if it is so severe that the woman is in danger. |
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