Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Associated with Treating Hypertension in Pregnancy at Different Thresholds.

Lyndsay A AvalosRomain S NeugebauerNerissa NanceSylvia E BadonT Craig CheethamThomas R EasterlingKristi ReynoldsAbisola IduZoe Bider-CanfieldVictoria L HoltSascha Dublin

Published in: Pharmacotherapy (2023)

Initiation of antihypertensive medication at mild-to-moderate BP thresholds (140-155/90-105 mm Hg; with the largest risk consistently associated with treatment at 140/90 mm Hg) may be associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Limitations include inability to measure medication adherence.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
pregnancy outcomes
birth weight
healthcare
fluorescent probe
pregnant women
adverse drug
type diabetes
adipose tissue
body mass index
arterial hypertension