Chapter 15 - Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)»Edema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O10-O16)»Gestational [pregnancy-induced] hypertension without significant proteinuria (O13)

O13

Gestational [pregnancy-induced] hypertension without significant proteinuria

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Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced32 drugs (27 approved, 5 experimental)

A condition in PREGNANT PEOPLE with elevated systolic (>140 mm Hg) and diastolic (>90 mm Hg) blood pressure on at least two occasions 6 h apart. HYPERTENSION complicates 8-10% of all pregnancies, generally after 20 weeks of gestation. Gestational hypertension can be divided into several broad categories according to the complexity and associated symptoms, such as EDEMA; PROTEINURIA; SEIZURES; abnormalities in BLOOD COAGULATION and liver functions.