Recounting the events of that time, the emotion is raw for Young Soeun and one of her surviving daughters, Vannak, who was 9 years old in 1975 and remembers the long march out of Phnom Penh and being separated in a Khmer Rouge youth camp. Vannak's eyes fill with tears but she does not allow herself to cry.
However, some women develop high blood pressure while they are pregnant (often called gestational hypertension). The effects of high blood pressure range from mild to severe. High blood pressure can harm the mother's kidneys and other organs, and it can cause low birth weight and early delivery. In the most serious cases, the mother develops preeclampsia-or toxemia of pregnancy--which can threaten the lives of both the mother and the fetus.
1 Placenta previa. 2  This condition occurs when the placenta partially or totally covers the cervix â the outlet for the uterus. 3  Placenta previa is more common early in pregnancy and might resolve as the uterus grows.4  Placenta previa can cause severe vaginal bleeding before or during delivery. Placenta previa can cause severe vaginal bleeding before or during delivery. 2  A C-section delivery usually is required if the placenta previa is present at the time of delivery. 3  Placenta accreta. 4  This condition occurs when the blood vessels of the placenta grow too deeply into the uterine wall.