Preterm pre-eclampsia is a potentially fatal pregnancy condition. A Hong Kong university has modified a test that will nearly double its detection rate in Asian women

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a test tailor-made for Asian women to almost double the detection rate in the city for a dangerous pregnancy condition.The improved screening for preterm pre-eclampsia, which can lead to the death of both pregnant women and fetuses, was designed at Chinese University to address the problem that existing testing in the city missed the vast majority of potential cases.“Currently we are only able to detect a quarter of women who would eventually develop…