Related Experiment Videos
Conservative management of severe chronic hypertension in pregnancy
G W Rienhardt1, P S Steyn, H J Odendaal
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
Severe chronic hypertension in pregnancy is a condition frequently associated with poor maternal and fetal outcome. Meticulous antenatal care can lead to a reduction in morbidity and mortality. The case described is that of a primigravida who presented with severe chronic hypertension in the midtrimester of pregnancy. She was treated with four antihypertensive drugs and aspirin, and a favourable pregnancy outcome was achieved.
Severe chronic hypertension in pregnancy is a condition frequently associated with poor maternal and fetal outcome. Meticulous antenatal care can lead to a reduction in morbidity and mortality. The case described is that of a primigravida who presented with severe chronic hypertension in the midtrimester of pregnancy. She was treated with four antihypertensive drugs and aspirin, and a favourable pregnancy outcome was achieved.