Successful pregnancy soon after oral contraceptive-associated malignant hypertension.

Introduction Successful pregnancy after the development of malignant hypertension has been reported on 2 occasions (Kincaid-Smith, McMichael and Murphy, 1958; Weir and Willocks, 1976). In these patients conception occurred 4 and 3 years respectively after control of the malignant phase. The authors report a successful pregnancy in a patient who developed malignant hypertension while taking an oral contraceptive and who conceived 3 months later. Throughout pregnancy her BP was well controlled with propranolol.