Congo red dot test for pre-eclampsia

Still In Development Last Update: January 11, 2013

2 professors of ob/gyn at Yale are working on a rapid urine test that can test for pre-eclampsia, a precursor of eclampsia, one of the top causes of death amongst pregnant women. Currently there is no such test for pre-eclampsia in low-income settings.   Treatment for eclampsia exists (magnesium sulfate) but is often unavailable at the periphery.  This rapid test would determine whether a woman should be referred to a facility with magnesium sulfate.