May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month, a month-long communication campaign to raise awareness of this life-threatening hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. In honor of this, The Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health (MCAH) Division created social media to increase awareness about the signs and symptoms of preeclampsia.
To use the social media messages and images, copy and paste from the page or PDF or click on each image to enlarge the image, then right click and “save as."
Suggested Message:
Preeclampsia is a serious disease during pregnancy that can put you and your baby at risk.
Low-dose aspirin is the only known effective solution to prevent preeclampsia.
Studies have shown that taking low-dose aspirin during pregnancy may help reduce your risk for serious problems like preeclampsia and premature birth.
Ask your health care provider about low-dose aspirin, and learn more about preeclampsia at https://go.cdph.ca.gov/preeclampsia-awareness.
#letsdoaspirin
La Preeclampsia es una enfermedad grave durante el embarazo que puede poner en riesgo a usted y a su bebé.
La aspirina en dosis bajas es la única solución conocida eficaz para prevenir la preeclampsia.
Estudios han demostrado que tomar aspirina en dosis bajas durante el embarazo puede ayudar a reducir su riesgo de problemas graves como la preeclampsia y el parto prematuro.
Consulte con su proveedor de atención médica sobre la aspirina en dosis bajas y obtenga más información acerca de la preeclampsia en https://go.cdph.ca.gov/preeclampsia-awareness.
#letsdoaspirin