Task Force on Hypertension in Pregnancy. 122 5: 112231.Pre-eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy in which there is high blood. 5 Management of pregnancy with pre-eclampsia. 8 Medical management of severe hypertension or severe pre-eclampsia in a critical care setting. 1 Classification of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia complicates 2-3 of all pregnancies 5-7 in nulliparous wome...

Background: It seems pregnant women who are young or those who are near menopause have risk for maternal complications of pregnancy. In this study, it was decided to investigate the correlation between the complications of pregnancy and age in Alzahra hospital in Rasht. Materials and Methods: In this survey the maternal complications of pregnancy (cesarien section, pregnancy induced Hypertensio...

In order to determine the value of dipstick analysis of urinary protein in pregnancy induced hypertension, a prospective study analyzing pregnant patients with a diagnosis of hypertensive disorder was conducted to compare the result of urinary protein dipstick analysis with 24hr. urine protein collection in obstetrical clinics affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. All patien...

Serum level of the N-terminal of the prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is an important factor in pregnancy-induced hypertension. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical significance of serum NT-proBNP level in pregnant hypertensive patients with retinopathy. Patients divided into gestational hypertension, mild preeclampsia, and serious preeclampsia groups un...

With the aim to describe the daily pattern of blood pressure during the trimesters of pregnancy in clinically healthy women as well as in pregnant women who developed gestational hypertension or preeclampsia, we analyzed 1494 blood pressure series systematically sampled by ambulatory monitoring for 48 hours every 4 weeks after the first obstetric visit in 124 women with uncomplicated pregnancie...

OBJECTIVES Offspring of hypertensive pregnancies have increased cardiovascular risk factors during childhood. We hypothesised that offspring of hypertensive pregnancies would demonstrate increased clinical levels of hypertension by young adult life, which would be proportional to the severity of the pregnancy complication. DESIGN Prospective birth cohort study SETTING Tertiary obstetric hos...