High blood pressure, swelling of the wrists and ankles and high levels of protein in the urine of a pregnant woman are signs of preeclampsia. This disorder usually develops in the second half of pregnancy and it must be treated. A lot of small blood vessels clamp down in the liver, the kidneys, the brain and other organs, This is the reason of high blood pressure.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) required the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop regulations protecting the privacy and security of certain health information.
