Review Article

Early Prediction of Preeclampsia

Table 2

Recognized maternal risk factors for preeclampsia [1417].

(i) Previous preeclampsia (PE)
(ii) Previous early onset PE and preterm delivery at <34 weeks’ gestation
(iii) PE in more than one prior pregnancy
(iv) Chronic kidney disease
(v) Autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosis or antiphospholipid syndrome
(vi) Heritable thrombophilias
(vii) Type 1 or type 2 diabetes
(viii) Chronic hypertension
(ix) First pregnancy
(x) Pregnancy interval of more than 10 years
(xi) New partner
(xii) Reproductive technologies
(xiii) Family history of PE (mother or sister)
(xiv) Excessive weight gain in pregnancy
(xv) Infection during pregnancy
(xvi) Gestational trophoblastic disease
(xvii) Multiple pregnancies
(xviii) Age 40 years or older
(xix) Ethnicity: Nordic, Black, South Asian, or Pacific Island
(xx) Body mass index of 35 kg/m2 or more at first visit
(xxi) Booking systolic blood pressure >130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >80 mmHg
(xxii) Increased prepregnancy triglycerides
(xxiii) Family history of early onset cardiovascular disease
(xxiv) Lower socioeconomic status
(xxv) Cocaine and methamphetamine use
(xxvi) Nonsmoking