Eclampsia and preeclampsia account for approximately 63,000 maternal deaths annually worldwide.
This disease also take the lives of 1000 babies in the UK alone each year.

I am running the 2022 Brighton Marathon in support of Action on Pre-Eclampsia as I want to help raise awareness of the disease that women can develop during pregnancy. 

Action on Pre-eclampsia are a small charity that aims to improve care, raise awareness and provide support to mums, families and health care professionals.

Why is this personal to me?  My wife Natasha developed Pre-Eclampsia whilst she was pregnant with our Son Bodhi during the later stages of pregnancy which resulted in her being hospitalised for constant monitoring prior to his emergency delivery 6 weeks early. Luckily both were taken care of at Kingston hospital and the amazing Born Too Soon neo-natal team, however many families are not always as fortunate.

Many Women do not realise they have Pre-Eclampsia until it is picked up during a routine antenatal appointment as the signs are easily mistaken for the common pregnancy symptoms. Once an expectant mother develops Pre- Eclampsia the only cure is to deliver the baby.

Sadly Pre- Eclampsia increases the risk of poor outcomes for both mothers and babies and there still is no definitive known cause so lets help Mums and Dads spot the signs of Pre-Eclampsia. 

Check out- https://action-on-pre-eclampsia.org.uk

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Wish me luck (I'm certainly going to need it) 

Much Love

James