12/05/2025
Female Guardian | African women at higher risk of preeclampsia ? a dangerous pregnancy complication
Preeclampsia is 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 part in about 16% of the deaths of women in sub-Saharan Africa. And it?s on the rise. The incidence of preeclampsia in Africa jumped by about 20% from 2010 to 2018. Preeclampsia usually occurs in young mothers during their first pregnancy. Girls under the age of 18 are most at risk. The probability that a 15-year-old girl in a developing country will die from complications during pregnancy is one in 150, versus one in 3 800 in developed countries, according to the World Health Organisation. Not only...
