Over half a million women die each year from pregnancy related causes, 99% in low and
middle income countries. In many low income countries, complications of pregnancy and
childbirth are the leading cause of death amongst women of reproductive years. The
Millennium Development Goals have placed maternal health at the core of the struggle
against poverty and inequality, as a matter of human rights. Ten percent of women have high
blood pressure during pregnancy, and preeclampsia complicates 2% to 8% of pregnancies …