Jennifer Tavares' pregnancy was going smoothly until a headache and swelling signaled she might have a dangerous condition.

However, the drug of choice for the prevention and control of maternal seizures in patients with severe preeclampsia or eclampsia during the peripartum period is i.v. magnesium sulfate.

It can prevent seizures due to worsening preeclampsia, temporarily slow or stop preterm labor, and help protect a preterm ...

Preeclampsia in pregnancy is a condition characterized by high blood pressure and high protein in the urine during pregnancy or right after delivery. It usually develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Intrauterine growth retardation and the clinical syndrome termed preeclampsia (Greek for “before the lightning strikes” because eclampsia—seizures during pregnancy—seems to arrive as a ...

The existence of late postpartum eclampsia (seizures and a partial preeclamptic clinical presentation more than 48 hours after delivery) is controversial but recognized in the obstetrics ...

eclampsia and alcohol withdrawal, which may need to be treated with additional medication. Continue to follow the person's individualised emergency management plan, if this is immediately available, ...