Kristie McNealy, MD

According to new research published in Nature Medicine, preeclampsia may be an autoimmune condition. Investigators were able to induce the symptoms of preeclampsia in mice by injecting them with autoantibodies obtained from women with preeclampsia. The most exciting thing about this research is that symptoms were prevented when

Yesterday, we heard about a study which showed that exercise during pregnancy was good for the fetal cardiovascular system.  Today, we hear evidence that preeclampsia causes damage to the fetal heart.  A study which was presented today at the Society for Endocrinology meeting, found that when preeclampsia reduces the amount of oxygen a fetus receives [...]

As you might have noticed, preeclampsia has been in the news a lot lately.  That’s a good thing, because it’s a dangerous condition for both mom and baby which has impacted the lives of many of our readers.  Now, you can read about a new study linking high blood pressure in pregnancy to certain viral [...]