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25 cze 2019 · This guideline covers diagnosing and managing hypertension (high blood pressure), including pre-eclampsia, during pregnancy, labour and birth. It also includes advice for
Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy carry risks for the woman and remain a cause of maternal death. The mortality rate from hypertensive related causes has remained stable at 6 per 100,000 maternities in 2014-16 and 2017-19 (MBRRACE-UK, 2021).
To give an overview of the latest NICE guidance in relation to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Classifications of hypertension. Management recommendations. Prediction models and PlGF. High blood pressure in pregnancy (HDP) Affects 1:10 women. 140/90mmHg or more. 20% pre-existing (chronic) 80% de novo (gestational/pre-eclampsia)
hypertensive disorders that occur during pregnancy present after 20 weeks gestation. New hypertension can occur without significant proteinuria (gestational hypertension) or with significant proteinuria (pre-eclampsia).
When exercising their judgement, professionals and practitioners are expected to take this guideline fully into account, alongside the individual needs, preferences and values of their patients or the people using their service.
Hypertension in Pregnancy Guideline. Diagnosing and managing hypertension during the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods . The guidance uses the term “woman” (pronouns she or her) to describe individuals whose sex assigned at birth was female, whether they identify as female, male or non-binary.
This guideline outlines the management of women and birthing people with hypertension in pregnancy. There are different types of hypertensive conditions in pregnancy and their management is dependent on the diagnosis. The different hypertensive disorders are defined below and the guideline includes management for all of these conditions.
