Pre-eclampsia risk

• Women with 1 or more high risk factor, or 2 or more moderate risk factors for pre-eclampsia should be offered aspirin:

  • 75-150mg
  • From 12 weeks of pregnancy until baby is born
• High risk factors:

  • Hypertensive disease in a previous pregnancy
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Autoimmune disease e.g. SLE or antiphospholipid syndrome
  • Type 1 or 2 diabetes
  • Chronic hypertension
• Moderate risk factors:

  • First pregnancy
  • Aged 40 or older
  • Pregnancy interval of more than 10 years
  • BMI or 35 or more at first visit
  • Family history of pre-eclampsia
  • Multiple pregnancy