Disproportionate rates of preeclampsia – a potentially dangerous pregnancy complication – in immigrant populations reflect the physical toll of social and economic insecurities.
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‘Placental organoids’ may help research into the early stages of pregnancy and life-threatening conditions like preeclampsia.
Advances in research and medicine have given doctors helpful tools to assess a person’s individual risk and to help prepare them for pregnancy.
Research indicates that pre-eclampsia has a genetic basis. African women are at greater risk than other population groups.
How and why preterm birth happens is still unclear, in part because research on pregnancy tends to focus on developmental biology.
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