Preeclampsia

Aims: understand the concept "preeclampsia", how this illness affect pregnant women and the developed of baby. Which are the dangers for both, their symptoms and treatment.

Purpose: how frequent this illness affect pregnant women in Chile, and how to deal with it in my professional future like midwifery.

Main issues:

• Definition of preeclamsia.  
• Symptoms and dangers to women and fetus.
• Frequency of this illness in Chile and world.
• Treatment of preeclampsia in Chile.

Conclusions: know what to do with women who have this illness, how support and help them(mothers and babys).