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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 out [...]

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 sure [...]

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 we [...]

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 protein [...]