HOW PREGNANCY AND NEWBORN BABIES ARE AFFECTED BY HYPERTENSIVE DISEASE
If untreated, preeclampsia can cause difficulties for the mother and the unborn child as well as premature birth or death. The placenta is thought to be the origin of the hypertensive state. Every year on May 22, preeclampsia, a serious and hazardous pregnancy complication, is recognised as World Preeclampsia Day. The European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants has declared that "Act Early! Screen Early!" will be the subject of this year's World Preeclampsia Day. After the 20th week of pregnancy, a woman may get preeclampsia, a dangerous hypertensive disease in which she has high blood pressure, evidence of liver or kidney damage, excessive amounts of protein in the urine, or other indications of organ damage. If untreated, preeclampsia can cause difficulties for both the mother and the baby, cause premature birth, or even end in death. The foetus receives less blood, oxygen, and nutrients when the woman's placenta is not receiving enough blood, which can