Open AccessA Prospective Controlled Five‐Year Follow‐Up Study of Primiparas with Gestational Hypertension
Author(s) -
Lindeberg Solveig,
Axelsson Ove,
Jorner Ulf,
Malmberg Lars,
Sandstrom Bo
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348809004272
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , prospective cohort study , gestational hypertension , gestation , pregnancy , gynecology , surgery , biology , genetics
Primiparas with hypertension first recognized in pregnancy and an age‐ and parity‐matched control group, normotensive throughout pregnancy, were monitored during 5–6 years with blood pressure recordings performed in a standardized way. At the end of the study period, 21 out of 49 women with hypertension in pregnancy had developed hypertension requiring therapy or borderline hypertension, compared with 2 women in the control group who had developed borderline hypertension. Therapy was required in 7 of the women. Factors associated with increased risk of developing hypertension were gestational week at diagnosis of gestational hypertension, 1st diastolic blood pressure during follow‐up, family history, smoking, and age.