Katherine C Teela a, Rebecca M Ferguson a, France A Donnay a, Gary L Darmstadt a. The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 25 December 2010
Maternal and neonatal deaths are decreasing worldwide, 1 , 2 but we are still far from achieving Millennium Development Goals 4 on child health and 5 on maternal health. Between 10% and 15% of maternal deaths are thought to be associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, with 5—10% associated specifically with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. 3 In about 30% of patients with pre-eclampsia, placental insufficiency or reduced placental blood flow causes intrauterine growth restriction or fetal death. …
Weblink here