With our alarming maternal morbidity and mortality rates, and the statistic that 60% of preeclampsia-related deaths are preventable, we couldn’t be more pleased that you are here. Combatting adverse outcomes starts with educating your patients and following best practices. Thank you for joining us in the fight to ensure no moms' or babies' lives are threatened due to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Although preeclampsia is sometimes called the disease of theories, there are (mostly) agreed upon best practices to prevent, recognize, diagnose and treat hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Here you can find the current best practices, from task force consensus statements to practice bulletins from around the world.
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It used to be that less than half of expectant moms knew the signs and symptoms of preeclampsia. Because of the work of the Preeclampsia Foundation and our provider partners, we're making progress. Still today, there are mothers who do not report their symptoms to their healthcare providers for fear of over-reacting or because they do not recognize the dangers of these warning signs. Working with other national organizations, we also have work underway to ensure that when they do report their concerns, they are heard. Listen to moms!
The Preeclampsia Foundation is working to improve the resources available to all women and their caregivers by providing evidence based educational materials in our Store and throughout our website. We encourage providers to use and recommend these resources. Through our membership on the Council for Patient Safety in Women's Healthcare, we successfully included these important warning signs on other organization materials, as well.
There is a strong body of research the explains the long-term implications - especially heart disease, stroke and hypertension - for survivors of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Although guidelines are still needed to define continued, long term care, we are working with partners to develop a care pathway for survivors. Here is current information for your patients and a white paper synthesizing the latest data on preeclampsia and cardiovascular disease.
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Many women who suffer a preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome diagnosis are grieving what they thought their birth experience would be. It is important that providers acknowledge their birth trauma and support them in finding healing.
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We value innovation and disruptive technologies to improve diagnosis and management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Here is what we’re doing to catalyze improvements and eliminate disparities and health inequities.
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Patient and family engagement can improve many aspects of health care performance including quality, safety, financial performance, patient experience of care, patient outcomes, and employee satisfaction.
There are many benefits to working with patient and family partners in quality improvement work, including:
We’re training healthcare providers, educating patients and conducting and funding research to ensure hypertensive disorders no longer threaten the lives of mothers and their babies. There are many ways you can support education, healthcare, and research programs developed to save the lives of moms and their babies. Our Tax ID Number is 91-2073087.
Nurses play a vital role in detecting preeclampsia and caring for patient before, during, and beyond pregnancy.
A key component needed in the fight against preeclampsia is the development of tests for simple, rapid, and accurate diagnosis and prediction through the development and adoption of biomarkers.
As a first step to address the need for self-monitored blood pressure, the Preeclampsia Foundation started providing the Cuff Kit™ in June 2020 to women at highest risk of developing preeclampsia and...
Every woman should be able to check her own blood pressure at home.
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While the Preeclampsia Foundation has been championing patient advocacy and representation for all families affected by hypertension in pregnancy throughout our 25 year history, we recognized the uniq...
Washington, DC – April 11, 2024 – On April 10, one day before the start of Black Maternal Health Week, the Preeclampsia Foundation in partnership with Thermo Fisher Diagnostics held a Hill...
Recently, I came across a social media post calling attention to the global maternal health crisis from a Black woman’s perspective. Someone responded to the post asking, “What’s rac...
The Preeclampsia Foundation announced today that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded new funding for its MoMMAs Voices program, a national coalition of patient advocacy organi...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released today a final recommendation statement on screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The Task Force recommends that all pregnant peopl...
