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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).
Objectives. Scope. Definitions of Hypertension – NICE (2019) Hypertension in pregnancy. Patient-centred care. The use of Aspirin in women who are at moderate and high risk of pre-eclampsia . Management of gestational Hypertension. Antenatal care . Fetal monitoring . Intrapartum care . Postnatal care. Follow up care .
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).
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.
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