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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Laura Ungar

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

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When you're expecting a baby, you hope nothing goes wrong. But at least one in 20 people who are pregnant develop a scary complication called preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that kills 70,000 women and 500,000 babies worldwide every year.

There was no way to know when it might strike — until now. New blood tests may help doctors predict and manage this dangerous condition.

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