Pre-Eclampsia

UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has an information leaflet on pre-eclampsia.

 Action on Pre-Eclampsia (APEC)

A UK charity set up in 1991 to ease and prevent suffering from pre-eclampsia and improve care and understanding of the condition. Includes information and support for women at risk of or affected by pre-eclampsia.

 Pre-Eclampsia Society (PETS)

A UK charity run by women who have had Pre-Eclampsia. Includes information and support for women at risk of or affected by pre-eclampsia.

 The Pre-Eclampsia Site

This is a site with info on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia and HELLP syndrome ((H) hemolytic anaemia, (EL) elevated liver enzymes, and (LP) low platelet count). It also has personal experiences, pregnancy diaries, and a very active email support group, and more.

 Preclampsia HELLP Syndrome UK Support

UK support site set up by mums and dads that have suffered from Pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Chat room available for support.

 Pre-eclampsia

Information from BUPA.

 Pre-eclampsia

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.