I have to quit work six weeks early. I am 34 weeks pregnant, which the obstetrician says is good, but she would like it if I could go another two weeks without my blood pressure going much higher. Fred Coleman, MD Dr. Fred Coleman is a perinatologist, or maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist. You need to rest and be watched closely. Getting the extra two weeks would be nice, but may not happen.
Preeclampsia is a disease of pregnancy that is only cured by delivery.
If there are only blood pressure problems, it may be helped by bed rest. If other problems develop, you will need to be delivered early. The good news is that, at 34 weeks, the baby should do fine. Also, upper abdominal pain may occur. There may also be abnormal lab results such as low platelets, high uric acid, elevated liver enzymes, low oxygen levels and more.