Pregnant women who suffer from preeclampsia have high risk of BP in later life Submitted by Piyush Diwan on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 20:20. Featured TNM Recent study has shown that women who suffer from preeclampsia (or high blood pressure) in their first and second pregnancies have higher risk of hypertension, diabetes and blood clots in later life. Statistics have shown that 10% women in UK suffer from preeclampsia in pregnancy but only 2% to 8% suffer from complications due to it. Research team