Maternal hypertension is linked to poorer cognitive, language outcomes in preterm 2-year-olds, partly due to early brain abnormalities.

A team of 15 researchers found that gestational hypertension — or high blood pressure during pregnancy — increases the risk ...

High blood pressure in pregnancy (gestational hypertension) affects nearly 16% of pregnancies in the United States and has long been associated with various health complications for both mothers and ...

Key takeaways: The rate of chronic hypertension during pregnancy doubled in the U.S. since 2008. Antihypertensive use was unchanged despite updated guidelines on clinical BP management issued in 2017.

Int J Clin Rheumatol. 2012;7(5):541-558. Pregnancy may have a detrimental effect on other major organs/systems, such as the heart, CNS, lungs and pulmonary arterial system, with associated high ...

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), which include preeclampsia and gestational hypertension, more than doubled from 2007 to 2019 in the U.S., according to a study published in the Journal ...

Medically reviewed by Khadeja Haye, MD Postpartum hypertension is high blood pressure that begins after giving birth. Some people develop it due to pregnancy-related conditions like preeclampsia.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends management of severe blood pressure in pregnancy within 30 to 60 minutes of diagnosis to prevent complications such as stroke ...

New research shows that 1 in 10 pregnant people may develop hypertension within a year of childbirth despite no prior history of high blood pressure. People over 35, current or former smokers, or ...

When a pregnant person has chronic hypertension and develops preeclampsia, it’s called chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia. A 2021 review notes that 1% to 5% of pregnant people ...

Pregnancy should be discouraged in patients with severe flare or stroke over the last 6 months, pulmonary hypertension, moderate–severe heart failure, severe restrictive lung disease (FVC<1L ...