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Melissa’s Story: Part 5
This is the last of five posts dedicated to sharing one young mother’s experience with severe preeclampsia and an ultimate delivery of a 27-weeker to save her own life. This is Melissa’s story. As I regained my strength over the next few days I would make the trip up to floor 7 to see my [...]
Melissa’s Story: Part 4
This is the fourth of five posts dedicated to sharing one young mother’s experience with severe preeclampsia and an ultimate delivery of a 27-weeker to save her own life. This is Melissa’s story. On the fourth day that I had been in the hospital, I began having the worst headaches I have ever had. When [...]
Melissa’s Story: Part 3
This is the third of five posts dedicated to sharing one young mother’s experience with severe preeclampsia and an ultimate delivery of a 27-weeker to save her own life. This is Melissa’s story. The next few days were a rollercoaster. They were trying to keep me pregnant as long as possible so I was not allowed [...]
Melissa’s Story: Part 2
This is the second of five posts dedicated to sharing one young mother’s experience with severe preeclampsia and an ultimate delivery of a 27-weeker to save her own life. This is Melissa’s story. I studied my pregnancy books trying desperately to find an answer. I kept coming upon preeclampsia and decided the only way to know for [...]
Melissa’s Story: Part 1
This is the first of five posts dedicated to sharing one young mother’s experience with severe preeclampsia and an ultimate delivery of a 27-weeker to save her own life. This is Melissa’s story. Wow, so I can’t believe it’s been a year since we welcomed our little angel into our family. Thinking back on the experiences [...]
Preeclampsia
The following is some important information about preeclampsia in pregnancy. I have never experienced preeclampsia myself but I have a number of friends who have and I, myself, want to understand this dangerous complication a little better. The preeclampsia definition is: a medical condition where hypertension arises in pregnancy in association with significant amounts of [...]
