Hugs and prayers for you and your daughter, fren. We have a very big family ourselves (newest Baby Patriot due any day now!), born at home w/midwives whenever possible (though there have been a couple situations that have genuinely required additional intervention in the hospital for various reasons). I’ve had friends deal with pre-eclempsia (very healthy, naturally-minded mamas also planning homebirths, etc), and this definitely is a situation that needs carefully managed ASAP.

It sounds like she’s close enough to her due date that induction really is the best course and will be absolutely necessary if her BP doesn’t come back within normal limits IMMEDIATELY. This is even a situation in which an emergency c-section really may be necessary, and I do NOT say that lightly. In the meantime, she needs plenty of protein and fluids, and an epsom salt bath (lots of epsom salt in it) may also help lower her BP. How high is it, by the way? And what other symptoms is she having by this point? She might consider some oral supplemental magnesium, too, but she should check with her midwife about all this before taking any supplements. If her team does decide to induce labor, the mag will counteract the needed contractions, so tread carefully here with the big picture in mind.

Of course, none of this is to be construed as medical advice: just sharing experiences and the results of my own research.

For future reference, she may want to look into the Brewer Diet: what it is and the reasoning behind it.

Meanwhile, if at all possible, she MUST NOT be left alone until this is resolved, as it can escalate quickly and dangerously now that it’s gotten to this point. As an encouragement (hopefully), pre-eclempsia is not all that uncommon anyway, even among very healthy mamas, so as much as I hate the shot, it truly might not have been the cause in this case. I truly sympathize with her having to deal with this and will be praying for you all. Please keep us posted. 🙏