Screening for hypertension in pregnancy.
The literature dealing with screening for hypertension in pregnancy was reviewed. No level of blood pressure or any other factor provides a guarantee of no risk for the development of preeclampsia. However, higher blood pressure in early pregnancy and a failure to decrease blood pressure in mid-pregnancy are both associated with the development of preeclampsia. The development of proteinuria, rather than the level of blood pressure, is the best predictor of poor pregnancy outcome. Multiparas, especially those with severe chronic hypertension who develop preeclampsia, are at greatest risk of poor pregnancy outcome.
Goldenberg
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University of Alabama, Birmingham.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008403:Mass Screening; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000517:prevention & control; D011295:Prenatal Care