Postpartum hypertension is high blood pressure that begins after giving birth. Some people develop it due to pregnancy-related conditions like preeclampsia. These conditions affect 10% to 20% of ...

Purpose: Pharmacotherapeutic options for the treatment of preeclampsia are reviewed. Summary: Risk factors for the development of preeclampsia include microvascular diseases, such as diabetes ...

Chronic hypertension The diagnosis of hypertension existing prior to pregnancy or diagnosed prior to 20 weeks of gestation Preeclampsia, eclampsia New onset hypertension (systolic blood pressure ...

Jessaca Rodriguez, executive director of the American Heart Association, Southwest Florida, knows firsthand how quickly symptoms can arise after she was treated for postpartum preeclampsia in 2023.