2006-07-13 23:40:09 · 1 answers · asked by TellMe 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
HELLP Syndrome is a severe variant of preeclampsia - or hypertension in pregnancy - characterized by Hemolysis, Elevated liver enzymes and low platelets, there may also be proteinuria - protein secreted in urine - and edema - or swelling of face and extremities. It is a dangerous condition, the only definitive treatment is termination of pregnancy - usually this means trying to extend the pregnancy upto 38weeks, giving corticosteroid injections to the mother to enhance fetal lung maturity and then inducing labor. I have seen a couple of people with it - in both labor had to be induced by about 36 weeks, but luckily both mothers and babies were all right. medications can be given to control blood pressure, but sometimes, rarely, pregnany must be terminated.
2006-07-14 06:55:08 · answer #1 · answered by Jest21 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋