π About Preeclampsia Recurrence
Research shows: If you had preeclampsia before, your chance of developing it
again ranges from about 15% to 65%, depending on factors like how early it occurred and its
severity.
[1]
This means most women with a history do not develop preeclampsia again β but monitoring
is important.
Sources: Risk factors are taken directly from the
ACOG and SMFM Practice Advisory (December 2021): "Low-Dose Aspirin Use for
the Prevention of Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality."
Note: ACOG identifies "Black race" as a moderate risk factor, noting it serves "as a proxy for
underlying racism" β the underlying risk is due to environmental, social, structural, and
historical inequities, not biological propensities.
References:
[1] Preeclampsia Foundation. "Can I Get Preeclampsia Again?"
preeclampsia.org
[2] HernΓ‘ndez-DΓaz S, et al. "Risk of pre-eclampsia in first and subsequent pregnancies." BMJ
2009;338:b2255.
PubMed
[3] van Oostwaard MF, et al. "Recurrence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy." BJOG 2015.
PubMed