Does preclampsia which turns into help syndrome cause your platelets to drop.

Hello, Kathy donovan. Thank you for writing.

If your platelet count drops below normal levels during pregnancy, it's likely that you have a fairly common pregnancy condition called gestational thrombocytopenia. It affects about 1 pregnant woman in 10 and usually develops in mid to late pregnancy.   Occasionally, a very low platelet could be a rare complication of pre-eclampsia in late pregnancy, called HELLP syndrome, which also causes the following symptoms:

-high blood pressure and protein in your urine

-pain when inhaling deeply
-a severe headache
-nausea
-a sudden increase in swelling of the feet, ankles, hands, and face

Helena