Over all it is that this disease is placental. It affects mother and her baby at the same time. There are no hard and fast rules that why this disease occurs but precautionary measures throughout the gestation period can help you in preventing your self and your baby from this disease. Timely treatment is required for this disease. Although this is not a common disease of placenta but no one can deny that it creates serious situation for both the mother and the baby. Women with history of hypertension must visit their doctor more frequently than the normal women if they want to avoid pregnancy having HELLP syndrome.