HYPERTENSION – CONCLUSION
It may leave the woman with persistent high blood pressure. Blood pressure may also rise in pregnancy due to kidney disease or essential hypertension. No matter what the cause, severe high blood pressure may have serious consequences for the baby.
Some drugs may cross the placenta and affect the child and others may reduce placental circulation. The blood pressure may rise alarmingly during labor.
High blood pressure has few, if any, symptoms but serious complications. There is evidence that treating this condition can reduce the risk of complications and thus be true preventive medicine.
But problems arise for doctors in deciding when to treat and with what, and for their patients in deciding if the long-term result is worth the short-term discomfort.
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