Antihypertensive in Pregnancy-Pharmacotherapy Options
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Hypertension during pregnancy is a risk factor for many complications both for the mother and fetus and may lead to mortality of both due to serious complications. Nearly 8% of pregnancies are complicated by hypertensive disorders. Active management of hypertension is necessary to reduce complications of hypertension in pregnancy. Drugs like labetalol, methyldopa are most commonly used oral drugs to treat hypertension. While drugs like hydralazine is mostly preffered for emergency management of hypertension. Low dose aspirin and calcium has showed some benefits in preventing hypertension in pregnancy.
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