Breast-feeding in women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) affect 10% of pregnant patients and are the second most common cause of maternal mortality and adverse fetal outcomes in developed countries. HDP is a group of diseases that includes preeclampsia, eclampsia, pregnancy induced hypertension and HELLP syndrome. Inadequate placentation, immune intolerance and genetics are accounted as possible etiological f...

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

Understand the effects of pregnancy on the maternal cardiovascular system. Devise a clear and rational plan for antepartum care in women with chronic hypertension. Understand the distinction between pregnancy-induced hypertension and preeclampsia, and between “mild” and “severe” preeclampsia. Discuss the risks and benefits of the various preventive strategies for women at highrisk for developin...

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnant Women Receiving Fertility Treatments

Hypertensive disorders (HDs) as the most prevalent medical problem during pregnancy, predispose the patient to a lot of comorbidities and may even cause maternal or fetal death. The rate of infertility has been increasing in recent decades. So, we collected and summarized data about the co-existence of these two entities and found that HDs are somewhat more common in women receiving fertility t...

Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy in gestational diabetic women.

Gestational diabetes is often compounded by hypertensive disease of pregnancy. Women diagnosed as suffering from gestational diabetes were subdivided into two groups: those found to be suffering from some form of hypertension during their pregnancy [n = 78]; and those who did not develop hypertension [n = 345]. The maternal characteristics and perinatal outcome of the two groups were statistica...