title: Hypertension in Pregnancy.
abstract: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remain an unresolved and unpreventable problem in obstetrics. They remain one of the leading member of deadly triad causing maternal mortality, the other two being hemorrhage and sepsis which are preventable. The incidence of hypertensive disorders worldwide is 12 %. We have discussed various terminologies used to describe hypertension during pregnancy, risk factors, etiopathogenesis, pathophysiology, management guidelines, complications and long term consequences of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in this chapter.
authors.affiliation: Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMS, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India. drroopa.sangwan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Roopa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMS, University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Viral
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D046110:Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015994:Incidence; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Eclampsia; Hypertension; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy