Professor Ian MacGillivray, who had centre at Aberdeen University named after him, dies aged 100
Updated: July 5, 2021, 1:56 pm
Ian MacGillivray.
Ian MacGillivray, Emeritus Regius professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Aberdeen, has died aged 1o0.
He devoted a lifetime to the study of eclampsia in twin pregnancies and was appointed president of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy in 1976.
Four years later, Professor MacGillivray was appointed president of the International Society for Twin Studies.
Royal Navy
During the war, Professor MacGillivray served with the Royal Navy as a surgeon on a troopship, mainly in the Indian Ocean.
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MELBOURNE, Fla., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ About one in ten women, globally, will experience a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, including preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP (
Hemolysis,
Low
Platelet count) Syndrome. Each year, these disorders claim the lives of nearly 76,000 mothers and 500,000 babies (as they are a leading cause of preterm birth) worldwide. The health risk does not end with the delivery of her baby. Research studies have shown that preeclampsia survivors are at 2-10 times greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including stroke, and are four times more likely to have high blood pressure.