Risk factors

The risk factors are very varied. So being pregnant with your first child is one of them. The risk of developing preeclampsia is indeed higher during the first pregnancy. This risk is also higher if the father of her second child is not the father of the first. Clearly, a pregnancy with a new partner is more at risk than a second child with the same father.

Age is also a risk factor (before 20 years or after 40, the risks are higher). Obesity, high blood pressure before pregnancy and multiple pregnancies are risk factors, as are diabetes and diabetes developed during pregnancy (gestational diabetes). Finally, vitamin D insufficiency has been implicated in some studies.

Prevention

There are no criteria to anticipate the onset of preeclampsia in a pregnant woman. Low-dose aspirin (between 75 and 160 mg per day) may be recommended, as a preventive measure, in high-risk women who are expecting their second child.