of this include pregnancy-induced diabetes and pre-eclampsia (itself a cause of at least 15% of all pre-term births) and obstetric cholestasis (liver disease characterised by extreme itching).Maternal medical conditions: Certain pre-existing medical conditions

pregnancies. Research indicates that you more likely to get it if you are aged over 35, but you are less likely to suffer it twice if you have another baby with the same partner.If your pre-eclampsia was related to an existing condition such as diabetes, high