FIGO released first trimester preeclampsia screening guidance that provides recommendations for assessing risk based not only on clinical history and findings, but also biomarkers. FIGO calls for universal screening for preeclampsia
All pregnant women should be screened for preterm PE during early pregnancy by the first‐trimester combined test with maternal risk factors and biomarkers as a one‐step procedure
Best Combined Test (high risk defined as ≥ 1 in 100)
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Systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP ≥90 mm Hg on at least two occasions measured 4 hours apart in previously normotensive women, with ≥1 of the following new‐onset conditions ≥20 weeks
…biomarkers and ultrasonography cannot accurately predict preeclampsia and should remain investigational
FIGO Releases New Guidelines to Combat Pre-Eclampsia
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