Interesting. I had pre-e and HELLP in 2 different pregnancies. Both of those are my skinny kids now. My "healthy" pregnancy baby is the one with the highest BMI and has always been in the 75-95th percentile for weight.
ladybugof GA8:17PM May 31, 2012
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Christine Johnsonof TX10:52AM May 25, 2012
I think there is more to pre-eclampsia than obesity. I weighed 98 lb when I became pregnant. I was pre-eclamptic and spent the last two weeks or so of my pregnancy in the hospital. I was very edematous. I lost my 50# "baby weight" (which clearly was fluid) within four weeks without dieting or exercise. (No one was really doing that in the 70's.) I recall I also had traces of proteinuria. If I read this article correctly (and I admit I did not go to the actual publication!), I would suggest that it is not pre-eclampsia but obesity that is the indicator. If obese pregnant women have blood pressure problems, and have babies who grow up to be obese, then I think you are looking at obesity as the cause, not pre-eclampsia. (Doesn't anyone read critically anymore?)
Christine Johnson RNof TX10:48AM May 25, 2012
Results are not surprising since many women with preeclampsia will have sleep-breathing problems like obstructive sleep apnea or upper airway resistance syndrome. Hypoxia and physiologic stress during pregnancy will be detrimental to the fetus. The child will also inherit the mother's anatomy, being predisposed to narrow upper airways and obstructive sleep apnea later in life. As we know, obstructive sleep apnea increases your risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.
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ladybug of GA 8:17PM May 31, 2012
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