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Practice Editing Here (Nov 23rd in-class Wiki session work)

 * This is a place to practice clicking the "edit" button and practice adding references (via the citation button).
 * Eclampsia

Assignment # 3
Proposed Changes:
 * Note: You will be emailing your assignment # 3 directly to your tutor, however, please paste a version here that excludes your personal information. This will allow us to support your efforts on Wikipedia prior to editing "live" in the article.

People of certain ethnic backgrounds can have an increased risk of developing pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. The occurrence of pre-eclampsia was 5% in white, 9% in Hispanic, and 11% in African American women. Black women were also shown to have a disproportionately higher risk of dying from eclampsia.

Rationale for proposed change:

Most of the facts in the current risk factors section are accurate and up to date, thus, I decided to look into what other risk factors exist for women who develop pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. In a textbook about obstetrics, I found a chapter on hypertensive disorders and a subsection on eclampsia risk factors which mentioned that some ethnic groups are more likely to develop eclampsia than others. This is an important piece to include in the risk factors section because it illustrates health disparities around the world.

Critique of source:

Since this information was taken from a textbook source that focused on obstetrics as a whole and was written by a team of experts in the field that looked at data from various sources, it is likely free from bias. As well, this textbook source does a great job at summarizing the current scientific consensus on eclampsia. The only issue I could foresee is that because the textbook is not strictly about eclampsia it may not include all the possible and relevant risk factors and choose to focus only on the significant ones.

What to post on the Wikipedia article talk page?

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 * Talk Page Template: CARL Medical Editing Initiative/Fall 2020/Talk Page Template