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Guideline No. 426: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: diagnosis, prediction, prevention, and management

Magee, Laura; Smith, Graeme; Bloch, Christine; Cote, Anne-Marie; Jain, Venu; Nerenberg, Kara; Dadelszen, Peter Von; Helewa, Michael; Rey, Evelyne.

J. obstet. gynaecol. Can; 44 (5), 2022

This guideline was developed by maternity care providers from obstetrics and internal medicine. It reviews the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs), the prediction and prevention of preeclampsia, and the postpartum care of women with a previous HDP. Impl...

Antihipertensivos/uso terapéutico, Preeclampsia/prevención & control, Eclampsia/prevención & control, Monitoreo Ambulatorio de la Presión Arterial, Servicios de Salud Materna, Hipertensión Inducida en el Embarazo/diagnóstico, Hipertensión Inducida en el Embarazo/prevención & control, Complicaciones del Embarazo, Embarazo

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WHO recommendations: drug treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are an important cause of severe morbidity, long-term disability and death among both pregnant women and their babies, and account for approximately 14% of all maternal deaths worldwide. Improving care for women around the time of childbirth is a necessary step towards...