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HEART DOCTORS IN BETTAHALASUR, BANGALIREHypertension and pregnancy Hypertension is the most common complication of pregnancy and remains an important cause of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. Hypertension in pregnancy can be classified as follows: 1 Chronic: existing hypertension with or without proteinuria. 2 Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia: proteinuria (> 300 mg/day) as well as new hypertension. Note that oedema is no longer part of the definition. 3 Pre-eclampsia in the context of existing hypertension: blood pressure higher than before pregnancy. 4 Gestational hypertension: new hypertension > 140/90 at least twice and after week 20 of pregnancy; no proteinuria. For most patients with existing hypertension the problem is just the blood pressure elevation. Pre-eclampsia, on the other hand, is a serious systemic disorder. It seems related to endothelial dysfunction due to failure of normal placental perfusion and the release of an unknown endothelial toxin. This causes vasospasm, reduced organ perfusion and eventually activation of the coagulation cascade. Superimposed pre-eclampsia occurs in up to 35% of women with pre-existing hypertension. These women are also at risk of abruptio placentae and cerebral haemorrhage. The fetus may also be affected by prematurity and there is an increased risk of still birth. Gestational hypertension does not involve proteinuria and if blood pressure returns to normal within 12 weeks of delivery, it is called