Research Suggests New Way To Screen Dangerous Pregnancy Complications

A quick blood test could be the best way of screening for potentially deadly pregnancy complications. The cohort was divided into four groups - those who had healthy pregnancies, those diagnosed with preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, or intrahepatic cholestasis. GROUND PICTURE/SWNS TALKER

A pregnant woman seeing a doctor. A quick blood test could be the best way of screening for potentially deadly pregnancy complications, according to new research. GROUND PICTURE/SWNS TALKER

A quick blood test could be the best way of screening for potentially deadly pregnancy complications, according to new research.

Common conditions such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes, as well as a liver condition called intrahepatic cholestasis, could be spotted by the new test from .