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How To Ascertain That I May Have Early Labor?

I am 28 weeks pregnant and have just been to doctor and my blood pressure was 150/90 and there was protein in my urine. They have taken blood and are ringin me back at 5pm with the results. The doctor said I may have pre-eclampsia which would mean early labour. I have got home and am now very anxious. Would early labour mean now? Or jsut bed rest

                                                                 
Wed, 6 Jan 2016
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HI,
Thanks for the query under Health care magic.
I have read & understood your concern.
* Pre eclampsia is a critical condition in pregnancy, which is liable to turn in Eclampsia which has risk for mother as well as baby. So once pre eclampsia is noted, doctor tries his best to control the situation & avoid further complication.
But in case there is no response to palliative treatment.. delivery of the baby remains the only sure treatment to control blood pressure & avoid complications.Of course the decision induction/ LSCS is taken with balancing the fetal viability & possible risk.
* Apart from this pre eclampsia itself can cause premature deliver ..on it's own.
** So the possibility of early delivery can be guessed by the known course of the condition itself , & one has to be prepared to accept it,, and try to control the symptoms & prolong delivery as far as possible.
Still, no control of blood pressure / albumin inspite of treatment ascertains early delivery.
thanks.
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How To Ascertain That I May Have Early Labor?

HI, Thanks for the query under Health care magic. I have read & understood your concern. * Pre eclampsia is a critical condition in pregnancy, which is liable to turn in Eclampsia which has risk for mother as well as baby. So once pre eclampsia is noted, doctor tries his best to control the situation & avoid further complication. But in case there is no response to palliative treatment.. delivery of the baby remains the only sure treatment to control blood pressure & avoid complications.Of course the decision induction/ LSCS is taken with balancing the fetal viability & possible risk. * Apart from this pre eclampsia itself can cause premature deliver ..on it s own. ** So the possibility of early delivery can be guessed by the known course of the condition itself , & one has to be prepared to accept it,, and try to control the symptoms & prolong delivery as far as possible. Still, no control of blood pressure / albumin inspite of treatment ascertains early delivery. thanks.