Re: Advice following severe pre-eclampsia

From: Bernard Cristalli (bcrist@club-internet.fr)
Tue Nov 25 00:20:34 1997


Peter A Harris wrote: >
> I am interested to hear what the rest of the globe
> would advise a post-natal lady who had:
> severe pre-eclampsia
> HELLP
> IUGR baby
> LSCS at 31/40
> (let's NOT repeat old threads like "VBAC or Bust"
> and "IUGR v. SFD" and defining severe PET)
> My thoughts were:
> Risk of recurrence 1 in 4
> Likely to be less severe or appear later
> Take aspirin 75mg a day once pregnant
> Risk increases with new partner but don't keep him just to keep the risk
> down!
> GP to monitor non pregnant blood pressure
>
> Do you say anything different?
>
> Do you do anything different such as look for Lupus anti-coagulant etc ?
>
--
Lupus & so on: yes

SIBAI: Women with HELLP syndrome have an increased risk of obstetric complications in future pregnancies but a low risk for recurrent HELLP syndrome. Oral contraceptive pills should not be contraindicated in normotensive women. for the remaining see: http://www.healthgate.com/HealthGate/MEDLINE/search-adv.shtml

--
Bernard Cristalli MD CNGOF
AIHP - ACCA
Paris - France
http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm




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