title: Acute pregnancy-associated hypertension treated with hypnosis: a case report.
abstract: A 24-year-old patient was treated using hypnotic intervention for acute pregnancy-associated hypertension. The patient displayed evidence of secondary arrest of labor and acute onset of signs and symptoms of pre-eclampsia. Hypnotic intervention resulted in normal vaginal delivery without complications or further evidence of morbidity secondary to a hypertensive episode. Hypnosis as an adjunct in the treatment of pre-eclampsia should be investigated further.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy