Early detection of maternal risk for preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. New molecular insights offer new possibilities of early diagnosis of elevated maternal risk. Maternal risk factors, biophysical parameters like Doppler examination of the uterine arteries and biochemical parameters allow early risk calculation. Preventive and effective therapeutic agents like acetylsalicylacid can be started in the early second trimester. This article reviews the diagnostic possibilities of early risk calculation to detect women having high risk for preeclampsia and the potential benefits for them, the offspring and health care systems. We provide risk calculation for preeclampsia as an important and sensible part of first trimester screening.

[Population development in the German Democratic Republic in the years 1970 to 1977/78]. / Bevölkerungsentwicklung in der DDR in den Jahren 1970 bis 1977/78.

PIP: The authors briefly analyze population trends in the German Democratic Republic between 1970 and 1978. The impact of the legalization of abortion in 1972 and pro-natalist measures introduced in 1976 is considered. (summary in ENG)^ieng