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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)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing hypertension (high blood pressure), including pre-eclampsia, during pregnancy, labour and birth. It also includes advice for women with hypertension who wish to conceive and women who have had a pregnancy complicated by hypertension.
Guidance. We use the best available evidence to develop recommendations that guide decisions in health, public health and social care. Published guidance on this topic (6) New in the last 6 months (4) Updated in the last 6 months (0) In development (2) Quality standards. Set out priority areas for quality improvement in health and social care.
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Several different hypertensive disorders can complicate pregnancy. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) uses the following working definitions. Hypertension: diastolic blood pressure of 90–109 mmHg and/or systolic blood pressure of 140–159 mmHg.
