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Gestational hypertension

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  • What is Gestational hypertension

    Gestational hypertension is new-onset high blood pressure that develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy in a person who previously had normal blood pressure and who does not yet show the proteinuria or organ injury that define preeclampsia. The condition involves the…

  • Symptoms of Gestational hypertension

    Gestational hypertension produces symptoms mainly through a rise in blood pressure that appears after the midpoint of pregnancy and reflects changes in the maternal cardiovascular and vascular systems. The most common symptoms are headache, swelling, visual disturbance, and a sense of…

  • Causes of Gestational hypertension

    What causes gestational hypertension? The condition develops when the normal cardiovascular and placental adaptations of pregnancy fail to occur in a coordinated way, leading to a rise in blood pressure after 20 weeks of gestation. In most cases, the problem is…

  • Diagnosis of Gestational hypertension

    Gestational hypertension is diagnosed by identifying a new rise in blood pressure that develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy in a person who previously had normal blood pressure and who does not yet show the signs of preeclampsia or another hypertensive…

  • Treatment for Gestational hypertension

    What treatments are used for gestational hypertension? The condition is managed primarily through close monitoring, blood pressure control when needed, and delivery of the fetus and placenta when the risk of continuing the pregnancy becomes greater than the risk of ending…

  • Prevention of Gestational hypertension

    Gestational hypertension is elevated blood pressure that develops after 20 weeks of pregnancy in a person who did not have chronic hypertension before pregnancy. It is not a condition that can always be fully prevented, because some of the major drivers…

  • FAQ about Gestational hypertension

    Gestational hypertension is a blood pressure condition that develops during pregnancy and can affect both the pregnant person and the baby if it is not monitored carefully. This FAQ article explains what it is, why it happens, how it is diagnosed,…