Risk+Factors

=Who is at the greatest risk for preeclampsia?=
 * African American women
 * Primigravidas (a women who is pregnant for the first time)
 * Women who are younger than 20 years
 * Women who are older than 40 years

=Risk Factors for Preeclampsia=
 * Nulliparity
 * Family History of preeclamspia
 * Obesity
 * Multifetal gestation
 * Preeclampsia in previous pregnacy
 * Poor outcome in previous pregnancy
 * Intrauterin growth restriction
 * Abruptio placentae
 * Fetal death
 * Preexisting medical or genetic conditions
 * Chronic hypertention
 * Renel disease
 * Type 1 diabetes
 * Thrombophilias
 * Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
 * Protien C and S
 * Antitihrombin deficiency
 * Factor V leiden

=Risk Factors for Eclampsia=
 * not having control of preeclampsia for it to progress to eclampsia

(Perry et al, 2010, p. 337)