
Researchers at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London have developed a new blood test that can predict the risk of pre-eclampsia in pregnant women.
The researchers observed the accuracy of the test among a group of 625 pregnant women, of which 61 percent had pre-eclampsia, and found that the test was able to accurately detect the condition in 96 percent of women who had a high risk of the condition.
The researchers said that the test can give out an accurate result within 15 minutes.
Source: Medindia