This article discusses the significant decrease in fetal and infant mortality caused by another complication of pregnancy which is preeclampsia. Preeclampsia or also known as pregnancy induced hypertension or PIH is a disorder that generally develops late in pregnancy, usually after 20 weeks of gestation and is characterized by a sudden onset of high […]

This article discusses high blood pressure during pregnancy. Blood pressure is the amount of force exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure is considered high when the readings are greater than 140 mm Hg systolic and 90 mm Hg diastolic. Hypertension as we all know is a serious problem that […]

This article is about the use of ultrasound to detect complication of Rh incompatibility during pregnancy. Rhesus disease develops when red blood cells which is Rh positive from a fetus enter the maternal circulation of an Rh negative mother. This circumstance commonly happens at the time when the mother delivers the baby, but it […]