Well the NICU party was great got to meet up with alot of our roomies and also see alot of the nurses which was so great. The nurses were so proud of the babies and they could believe that Airlie was crawling so well and at her size too.
I also went along to the PEARLS function and it was so excellent. I was told there that the research is going quite well and they think they may have found the protine that could cause Pre Ecmlampsia. This is so exciting cause then they can design a test to pick up that prtine and then act if need be. I may never have any more children just dont know yet but if Airlie does or anyones elses daughter then I hope this test is out there to stop this from taking mothers and babies lives.
Did you know that It is the most common reason for babies to need neonatal intensive care. Pre Eclampsia can affect as many as 10% of pregnancies, which makes it one of the most common pregnancy complications.Severely premature babies have a higher risk of disability.
On a world scale, the problem is much larger, with some 800,000 to one million women affected each year. It is impossible to predict with certainty who will suffer from Pre Eclampsia. Every woman should be considered at risk in her first pregnancy, although the risk is greater for those with a strong family history of the condition. Younger mothers (teenagers) and older mothers (those over 35 years of age) may also be at increased risk in their first pregnancies. If Pre Eclampsia occurs in a first pregnancy, then it may on occasions recur in subsequent pregnancies, particularly if a woman is carrying a multiple pregnancy, or has one of several chronic medical disorders, such as hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes, or lupus and other similar autoantibody diseases.
It was a really informative night and I cant wait for another one. They were also talking about holding women's helth talks and having PE as one of the topics which would be great as well.
Sorry to post so long but WOW I found it all so interesting and wanted to share
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