Specific complications include obstructed labour, postpartum bleeding, eclampsia, and postpartum infection. Less common presentations include intracranial bleeding, aortic dissection, and pre-eclampsia or eclampsia. The placenta produces the potent vasodilator adrenomedullin&colon; it is reduced in pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. Further, magnesium sulfate is recommended for the treatment of eclampsia over other anticonvulsants. Tragedy strikes when Sybil dies from eclampsia shortly after giving birth. The condition occurs in association with pre-eclampsia or eclampsia. Eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy characterized by seizures in the setting of pre-eclampsia. Eclampsia is a major complication of pre-eclampsia. The word "eclampsia" is from the Greek term for lightning. Eclampsia is the onset of seizures (convulsions) in a woman with pre-eclampsia. Around one percent of women with eclampsia die.