27/10/2025
For Lauren and her husband Daniel, the road to parenthood was long and painful. After years of battling endometriosis and the heartbreak of an ectopic pregnancy, they were overjoyed to be expecting their son, Arlo.
But at 35 weeks, everything changed.
“I had a migraine and started seeing spots… My blood pressure spiked, and within hours my organs began shutting down. My lung collapsed. I was told they had to deliver Arlo immediately.”
Lauren woke up in ICU, shaking uncontrollably — only to learn that her newborn son had stopped breathing and was rushed to another hospital’s NICU.
“There were no soft first cuddles, no golden hour moments. Just wires, trauma and silence. Preeclampsia stole the joy of my newborn bubble.”
Eight months later, Lauren learned how close to death she and Arlo had come. Today, three years on, she’s still healing — but she’s sharing her story to raise awareness.
💜 Preeclampsia is not rare. It’s a serious, often sudden complication that affects about 10 million women globally every year, threatening both mother and baby and increasing the long-term risk of heart disease and stroke.
👉 Read Lauren's full story and learn more about how HRI researchers are working to detect and prevent preeclampsia earlier: https://bit.ly/47J7oc0
