ABSTRACT
Hypertension is the most common medical problem encountered during pregnancy, complicating 6%–8% of pregnancies [1], and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy remain a leading source of maternal mortality and morbidity. The National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy classi es hypertensive disorders during pregnancy into four categories: (1) chronic hypertension, (2) preeclampsia-eclampsia, (3) preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension, and (4) gestational hypertension (Table 10.1) [1].
