Pre-eclampsia stories: Our Experiences of Pre-eclampsia

Sharing an experience of pre-eclampsia or HELLP syndrome can help with processing everything as well as being a way to inform others who are or have been affected by preeclampsia. Many women who suffered with pre-eclampsia and associated conditions can still need support  many years after their birth and they have told us that writing their story has often helped express those feelings. We are very grateful to the parents who have sent us their experience stories and thank them for allowing us to share.

If you would like to share your story, please complete a form here

Join our Patient Experience Volunteer list

If you would like to speak about your experience perhaps in a newspaper article or during a ‘parent story’ slot at one of our midwife study days we would love to hear from you. Your input is a an important way of spreading awareness about pre-eclampsia and the charity. Please complete the form here to be added to our volunteer database and we will contact you to chat about how you could be involved. Thank you.

October 12, 2023

Katie’s Story

Katie, a mother of 3, (5, 3, and 2) developed high blood pressure with her third pregnancy around 26 weeks which then lead to her being […]
March 21, 2023

Stuart’s inspirational story makes the front pages

Stuart contacted us last year after his wife, Ami, experienced pre-eclampsia in 2021. “My little boy was tiny when he was born via Caesarean and then […]
January 18, 2023

Helayna’s Story

We were so excited to welcome our little girl into the world. It was everything that me and my husband had dreamt of. At 12 weeks […]
September 28, 2022

Phoebe’s Story

Phoebe suffered with HELLP syndrome, a dangerous variant of pre-eclampsia. Her story is a reminder of the epigastric pain which can accompany pre-eclampsia and why you […]
July 1, 2022

Dani and Cerys

“I’ve always been a planner. So it’s no surprise that as soon as I knew I was pregnant, I made a spreadsheet of the baby supplies […]
June 30, 2022

Brooke’s Story

Kody is my third baby. My first baby Jayden was born at 38 weeks, healthy pregnancy and birth, only suffering with low iron. Jayden weighed 6lb […]
February 17, 2022

Could you join a focus groups to help improve care for bereaved families?

We wrote to supporters recently about this bereavement support project and have had some responses to this request, thank you. Our researchers still need a few […]
May 6, 2021

Lottie’s Story

Lottie was very ill with eclampsia and pre-eclampsia when her son was born during the 2020 Covid Lockdown. Here is her story in her words: “I […]
May 5, 2021

Rachael’s story

Rachel began writing a blog following her devastating experience of HELLP syndrome and baby loss She was seriously ill with HELLP syndrome in 2020 and her […]
April 22, 2021

Kelly’s story

Kelly had what was eventually diagnosed as HELLP syndrome very early on in her pregnancy. 9 Years later, she still remembers how terrifying and traumatic it […]
April 21, 2021

Charlotte’s story

Charlotte had no idea how ill she was when she suddenly developed dangerously high blood pressure at 31 weeks pregnant. In her words: I had a […]
April 21, 2021

Georgina’s story

As a paramedic, Georgina had a unique perspective when she developed pre-eclampsia. She instinctively knew when things were not right. In her words: Part 1.   […]

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