Obstetrics- Preeclampsia risk
harry206 - 05-13-09 05:21

A 33-year-old African-American female comes to your clinic. She has no significant past medical history. She works as an executive secretary. She drinks alcohol occasionally (twice a month), and denies any smoking or use of illegal drugs. She is married, and has a 5-year-old daughter. She was pregnant only once, and denies a prior history of miscarriages. She had preeclampsia during her first pregnancy at the 34th week of gestation. She is using oral contraception. She wants to get pregnant again, but she is afraid of having preeclampsia again. What is the most proper statement to tell her?