You’ve heard about pre-eclampsia, but did you know there’s a life-threatening condition that’s a severe complication of pre-eclampsia? Fortunately, HELLP syndrome is extremely rare. While pre-eclampsia will affect 6 to 8 percent of pregnant women, less than 1 percent of all pregnancies are complicated by HELLP syndrome.
HOW IS HELLP DIFFERENT?
Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-specific blood-pressure complication. “Pre-eclampsia itself can lead to complications like lung failure, kidney failure, stroke, fits and HELLP