Preeclampsia can be fatal for pregnant people and babies. New blood tests aim to show who’s at risk

This Nov. 2005 file photo shows future parents awaiting the arrival of their first child in Carlsbad, Calif. When you’re expecting a baby, you hope nothing goes wrong. But at least one in 20 pregnant patients develops a scary complication called preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that kills 70,000 women and 500,000 babies worldwide every year. New blood tests promise to help doctors predict and manage the condition. Credit: AP Photo/Julie Busch, file When you’re expecting a baby, you hope nothing goes wrong. But at least one in 20 Read More

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