Hypertension in pregnancy and adverse outcomes among low-risk nulliparous women expectantly managed at or after 39 weeks: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

Michal Fishel-BartalAshish PremkumarMadeline Murguia RiceUma M ReddyAlan T N TitaRobert M SilverYasser Y El-SayedRonald J WapnerDwight J RouseGeorge R SaadeJohn M ThorpMaged M CostantineEdward K ChienBrian M CaseySindhu K SrinivasGeeta K SwamyHyagriv N Simhannull null

Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2022)

Almost 14% of low-risk nulliparous individuals expectantly managed at 39 weeks developed hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and were more likely to experience adverse maternal outcomes compared with those who did not develop hypertensive disorders.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
blood pressure
preterm birth
pregnant women
gestational age
birth weight
polycystic ovary syndrome
adipose tissue
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
physical activity
arterial hypertension
weight gain