REVIEW ER 'S CONCLUSIONS It remains unclear whether antihypertensive drug therapy for mild-moderate hypertension during pregnancy is worthwhile
BACKGROUND Mild-moderate hypertension during pregnancy is common .
Antihypertensive drugs are often used in the belief that lowering blood pressure will prevent progression to more severe disease , and thereby improve outcome .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of antihypertensive drug treatments for women with mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy .
The effect of nifedipine on fetal umbilical artery Doppler waveforms in pregnancies complicated by hypertension.
The effect of nifedipine 5 mg administered sublingually to pregnant hypertensive patients was examined in a r and omised controlled double-blind study . The effect on maternal blood pressure and the fetal umbilical artery Doppler waveform was studied for 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after administration of the drug or placebo . This dose result ed in a significant drop in maternal blood pressure 30 minutes after administration and did not result in a significant change in the Doppler umbilical artery waveform ( in fetuses with normal waveforms ) when compared with a control group
REVIEW ER 'S CONCLUSIONS It remains unclear whether antihypertensive drug therapy for mild-moderate hypertension during pregnancy is worthwhile
BACKGROUND Mild-moderate hypertension during pregnancy is common .
Antihypertensive drugs are often used in the belief that lowering blood pressure will prevent progression to more severe disease , and thereby improve outcome .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of antihypertensive drug treatments for women with mild to moderate hypertension during pregnancy .