Pre-eclampsia and high blood pressure in pregnancy
Profiles - Women in the study
Abigail
Abigail was pregnant with her first daughter. She is an IT consultant.
Aileen
My name is Aileen; I am 40 years old and a nurse. I am married and have two children, one daughter aged 7 and one son aged 5. I identify as Filipino.
Amy
Angela
My name is Angela, I am 36 and a nurse. I am married and have one daughter. I identify as White British.
Betty
My name is Betty, I am 38 years old and a marketing manager. I am married and have one son. My ethnic background is Chinese.
Claire
My name is Claire; I am 39 years old and a call centre manager. My husband, Stewart, also took part in the Health Experience Insightsstudy about high blood pressure in pregnancy. We have one daughter, aged 6 months. I identify as White Scottish.
Dominie
My name is Dominie; I am 25 years old and a midwife. I am married and have one son. I identify as White British.
Elaine
Emma
Hanna
Hanna is married with two young children. She is Somalilander and works as an operations representative. Her daughter was born in 2012 and her son was born in 2013, both by caesarean section.
Helen X
Helen X is a physiotherapist. She has one son and lives with her partner. This was her first pregnancy. White Australian.
Helen Y
Helen is a hospital manager. This was her first pregnancy.
Ify
Janine
Josie
My name is Josie, I am 43 years old and runs a children’s bookselling business. I am married and have one son, aged 6. I identify as Mixed ethnicity.
Julie
Kat
Kat is a probation officer. This was her first pregnancy.
Kate
Kate is a teacher. This was her first pregnancy. She lives with her partner and son. White British.
Kay
My name is Kay, I am 42 years old and a bus driver. I have two daughters, aged 18 and 4. I identify as White British.
Kelly
Kelly has two children. She is a customer service officer, living with partner, who works as a forklift driver. Ethnic background: White British (English).
Komal
Komal was pregnant with her first daughter. She is married and was a physiotherapist in Pakistan before moving to the UK.
Linda
Linda is a recruitment consultant, married with one child.
Lyndsey
My name is Lyndsey, I am 39 years old. I am married and have one son, aged 5. I identify as White British.
Mairi
My name is Mairi, I am 36 years old and a teacher. My husband, Stephen, also took part in the Health Experience Insightsstudy about high blood pressure in pregnancy. We have two sons, aged 7 and 5. I identify as White British.
Melissa
Melissa is a hairdresser and her partner is an IT engineer. They have one child, aged 8 months at the time of interview. Ethnic background: White British.
Munirah
My name is Munirah, I am 27 years old and an administrator. I am married. Our son died before birth following severe complications from pre-eclampsia. I identify as being Asian.
Nicola
Nicola is a full-time mother and her husband is a solicitor they have one child aged 15 months at time of interview. Ethnic background: White British.
Olivia
Paige
Philippa
Ruth X
Ruth is married and was pregnant with her second son. She is a research manager.
Ruth Y
Ruth works as a Knowledge and Innovation manager. She is married with one child.
Sally
Samantha X
Samantha X is a pension’s consultant. She is married with one daughter. White British.
Samantha Y
Samantha was pregnant with her first child. She is a shop floor manager.
Sarah
Sarah is an office manager and her husband a printer. They had one child aged 4 at time of interview. Ethnic background: White British.
Tracey
My name is Tracey, I am 39 years old and a catering manager. I am divorced and have two children, a daughter aged 10 and a son aged 5. I identify as White British.