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African women at higher risk of pre-eclampsia - a dangerous pregnancy complication

By Annettee Nakimuli, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Makerere University
Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week after delivery.

It plays a major role in about 16% of the deaths of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa.

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