What is preeclampsia?
Have you ever wondered about the origin of the word "preeclampsia?” Or its root word, "eclampsia?”
As one ancient Greek text put it, “In pregnancy, the onset of drowsy headaches with heaviness is bad; such cases are perhaps liable to some sort of fits at the same time”—apparently an allusion to the seizures that occur when preeclampsia becomes eclampsia. (“Eclampsia” is derived from the Greek word for “a shining forth,” and is thought to refer to the bright flashes that women sometimes see during their seizures.)
Preeclampsia has been recognized for hundreds, maybe thousands of years, still affects approximately 10% of pregnancies and still does not have a cure other than delivery. In fact, researchers still cannot predict who will get it or why. We exist, as survivors of preeclampsia, to raise awareness and fuel efforts in research.
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