Pre-eclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy

Other Places To Get Help

Organizations

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
780 Echo Drive
Ottawa, ON  K1S 5R7
Phone: 1-800-561-2416
(613) 730-4192
Fax: (613) 730-4314
E-mail: helpdesk@sogc.com
Web Address: www.sogc.org
 

The mission of SOGC is to promote optimal women's health through leadership, collaboration, education, research, and advocacy in the practise of obstetrics and gynaecology.


Canadian Hypertension Society
E-mail: info@hypertension.ca
Web Address: http://www.hypertension.ca/
 

The Canadian Hypertension Society promotes the effective management of hypertension in Canada. The organization provides information about the condition and supports research.


Sidelines National Support Network
P.O. Box 1808
Laguna Beach, CA  92652
Phone: 1-888-447-4754 (HI-RISK4)
(949) 497-2265
Fax: (949) 497-5598
E-mail: sidelines@sidelines.org
Web Address: www.sidelines.org
 

Sidelines is a national support network of mothers who have had high-risk pregnancies and of family members. Sidelines provides information and emotional support for women in high-risk pregnancies. Sidelines also distributes a magazine called Left Side Lines. Community-based chapters are located throughout the United States.



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Author: Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Carrie Henley
Last Updated: March 15, 2007
Medical Review: Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine
Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Gregory A L Davies, MD, FRCSC, FACOG - Maternal-Fetal Medicine
William Gilbert, MD - Perinatology

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