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Chapter 25 - Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and Eclampsia

from Section 4 - Maternal Medicine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Anne Cathrine Staff  and
Ralf Dechend
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) remain a major obstetric challenge across the world. No other antenatal complication is both so common and dangerous for the mother and baby together. Hypertension is the commonest medical problem encountered in pregnancy, and affects 10–15% of all pregnancies. Hypertension in pregnancy is divided into pre-existing hypertension (chronic hypertension), gestational hypertension (previously named pregnancy induced hypertension) and pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia is the most severe HDP form, with great mortality and morbidity risk for the mother and offspring, especially in countries with inadequate antenatal care.

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 201 - 212
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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