Pre-eclampsia.

no matter how strong a person she is, losing her child to a medical disorder is bound to break her.

Pre-eclampsia starts when the organ (placenta) that joins mum n baby doesn't grow as it should. the baby may not get enough blood to grow properly. harmful chemicals from the placenta can get back into mum's bloodstream and cause high blood pressure. baby may also need to be born earlier.

note: having pre-eclampsia once doesn't mean mum will get it again. normal pregnancy may occur for the next pregnancy.

it was too much a heart-breaking news even to me, who haven't got the chance to meet the baby girl (4th-7th May 2008) who was in ICU since the very first day she was born. she joined us merely for 4 days n left in such a hurry. imagine the heartache n emotional pain her mum have to live through. *condolences*

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