Gestational hypertension, or pregnancy-induced hypertension, is the development of new hypertension in a pregnant woman after 20 weeks of gestation, without protein in the urine or other signs of pre-eclampsia. It is defined as having a blood pressure greater than 140 over 90 on two occasions at least six hours apart.
Facts
Classification
ICD-10 ChapterXV: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
Treated By
Antihypertensive therapy is standard treatment to manage blood pressure in gestational hypertension.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter XVQuote, List of chapters, Chapter XV
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
2. Wikidata: Gestational Hypertension
WikidataWikidata P279 (disease-category: non-communicable)Quote, Wikidata P279 (disease-category: non-communicable)
Subclass of: arterial hypertension
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