What groups of people are at high risk for preeclampsia?

Patient's question:

A 27-year-old woman, who hasn't had her period recently, has just discovered she is pregnant after a thorough check-up. However, she is quite upset because her sister-in-law was diagnosed with preeclampsia during her fourth month of pregnancy, which makes her very concerned. What are the high-risk groups for preeclampsia?

Doctor's answer:

How to prevent gestational hypertension, in the industry, there are currently no particularly effective methods. However, for some high-risk groups, we can take certain measures. These high-risk groups include those who are either too old or too young, such as those under forty or under eighteen, or those who are obese before pregnancy, have a family history of hypertension, or had gestational hypertension or diabetes in their previous pregnancy, and so on. These individuals are classified as high-risk groups. For high-risk groups, we have some recommendations, which is to ensure the body is in an appropriate condition suitable for early pregnancy before pregnancy.

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