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  Eclampsia Specialty Obstetrics Symptoms Seizures, high blood pressure Complications Aspiration pneumonia, cerebral hemorrhage, kidney failure, cardiac arrest Usual onset After 20 weeks of pregnancy Risk factors Pre-eclampsia Prevention Aspirin, calcium supplementation, treatment of prior hypertension Treatment Magnesium sulfate, hydralazine, emergency delivery Prognosis 1% risk of death Frequency 1.4% of deliveries Deaths 46,900 hypertensive diseases of pregnancy (2015) Eclampsia  is the onset of seizures (convulsions) in a pregnant woman with pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that presents with three main features: new onset of high blood pressure, large amounts of protein in the urine or other organ dysfunction, and edema. If left untreated, pre-eclampsia can result in long-term consequences for the pregnant woman, namely increased ris...

Gestational diabetes Other names Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) Universal blue circle symbol for diabetes Specialty Obstetrics and endocrinology Symptoms Typically few symptoms Complications Pre-eclampsia, stillbirth, depression, increased risk of requiring a Caesarean section Usual onset Most common last three months of pregnancy Causes Not enough insulin in the setting of insulin resistance Risk factors Overweight, previously having gestational diabetes, family history of type 2 diabetes, polycystic ovarian syndrome Diagnostic method Screening blood tests Prevention Maintaining a healthy weight and exercising before pregnancy Treatment Diabetic diet, exercise, insulin injections Frequency ~6% of pregnancies Gestational diabetes  is a condition in which an individual without diabetes develops high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes generally results in few sym...