gestation in previ-
ously normotensive non-proteinuric pregnant women [1].
Preeclampsia is responsible for an important proportion
of fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality [2,3]. All
pregnant women are at risk of preeclampsia, but no single
reliable and cost-effective screening test for predicting pre-
eclampsia has been identified to date. Therefore, specific
counseling based on preeclampsia risk factors is required