Treating mild hypertension in pregnancy ‘better for mum and bub’
A randomised trial demonstrates intervention for chronic high blood pressure is safe and effective
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Pregnant women with mild chronic hypertension can safely be prescribed antihypertensives without compromising fetal growth, US clinicians have declared.
Results from their large, multicentre trial suggest that treating to a target of less than 140/90mmHg cuts the risk of pre-eclampsia and preterm birth by 21% and 13%, respectively.